Tag: north hamgyong province
N. Korean police ordered to hit streets daily
North Korean police officers have received new orders to abandon desk duties and increase neighborhood patrols. The directive marks a significant escalation in North...
N. Korea sends people to labor camps during rice-planting travel ban
North Korean authorities imposed strict travel controls during last month's rice-planting mobilization, with numerous people sent to labor camps after being caught traveling without...
Four N. Koreans sentenced to political prison camps after failed sea...
Four North Koreans who tried unsuccessfully to defect by sea in late April have been sentenced to political prison camps.
"Four people who got caught...
N. Koreans criticize mass arrests after destroyer launch disaster
As North Korea continues arresting officials responsible for the failed launch of a new destroyer at Chongjin Shipyard, some North Koreans are criticizing the...
N. Korea develops hybrid fighter-drone combat strategy to overcome air force...
North Korea has ordered its air force to conduct combat training for a new fighter-drone operational doctrine.
A source in the North Korean military told...
N. Korea intensifies border security amid ‘complex’ international developments
North Korean state security agents in North Hamgyong province have been ordered to strengthen border defense due to complex international developments.
A source in the...
Brutal assault exposes tensions within N. Korea’s elite guard unit
A brutal beating occurred in a unit under the Supreme Guard Command, which reports directly to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A soldier,...
N. Korea finalizing selection of workers for China deployment
North Korea is completing the selection process for workers to be dispatched to China, according to sources inside the country. Those chosen will undergo...
Remittances or ruin: N. Korean authorities target defectors’ families for remittance...
State security officers in Hoeryong have intensified pressure on defectors' families, forcing them to confess to receiving illegal remittances. Under relentless intimidation, many families...
Four North Koreans intercepted during maritime defection attempt
Four North Koreans were handed over to state security after being intercepted by a maritime patrol vessel while attempting to defect in a small...
