Tag: Ministry of State Security
North Korean relief workers’ brief escape ends in swift repatriation
Two North Korean flood relief workers in North Pyongan province briefly fled to China last month, but were quickly apprehended by Chinese police and...
Hush or else: North Korea’s intensifying struggle against rumors
North Korea's state security agency has issued a directive to border guards and civilians, urging a "vigorous struggle" against the spreading of rumors as...
Kim Jong Un orders restoration, upgrade of security checkpoints in Jagang...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the restoration and upgrading of security checkpoints in Jagang province after they were severely damaged by...
North Korea’s iron fist: Harsh sentences for border communication
Around 30 North Koreans in Jagang province received harsh sentences for smuggling and using Chinese phones to contact the outside world, reflecting the regime's...
N. Korean tech researchers arrested for watching foreign media
Eight employees of Pyongyang’s Kwangbok Cutting-Edge Product Development and Exchange Company were arrested by the domestic counterespionage bureau of the Ministry of State Security...
Floods halt North Korean “state-led smuggling” across Yalu, driving up prices...
State-led smuggling remains suspended due to high water levels on the Yalu River following heavy rains last month, driving a steep increase in the...
N. Korean official in Russia accused of corruption retains position
Choi Sung Chol, the North Korean security official Daily NK exposed for his abuse of North Korean workers sent to Russia in a whistleblower...
N. Korean remittance broker faces espionage charges after scam
A remittance broker in his 50s in Hoeryong was recently arrested by North Korean state security agents on espionage charges, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking...
N. Korea’s digital iron curtain falls on workers in Russia
North Korea's digital iron curtain has fallen on its workers in Russia, with several forcibly repatriated for watching videos about defectors and life abroad....
N. Korean workers in Russia face rising tensions amid increased surveillance
Tensions are rising among North Korean workers overseas as authorities intensify surveillance to prevent defections, Daily NK has learned.
A source in Russia, speaking anonymously...
