Tag: outside information
New civic coalition launches radio initiative for N. Koreans
A coalition of 46 civic and religious organizations launched the "One Korea National Alliance" on Feb. 4, announcing plans to establish a radio station...
Over 50 detained in North Korea for watching Cho Yong-pil’s KBS...
North Korean state security agencies have detained dozens of people for watching videos of South Korean singer Cho Yong-pil's wildly popular "This Moment Forever"...
Suspension of RFA and VOA transforms North Korean public opinion as...
Since the suspension of major radio broadcasts aimed at North Korea, such as Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), the flow...
N. Korea claims near-total elimination of underground churches and prayer groups
The North Korean authorities have recently begun patting themselves on the back for bringing religion under control, claiming that "organized underground services and secret...
Pyongyang’s calculated silence: Why North Korea won’t celebrate RFA’s shutdown
Radio Free Asia (RFA) may have suspended the production and broadcasting of programs into North Korea, but Pyongyang is keeping quiet about it, including...
North Korea intensifies indoctrination promoting ‘complete nation’ status under new doctrine
North Korea has been focusing on ideological indoctrination to teach the public that it is a completely independent nation — not an incomplete, divided...
News of North Korean soldier’s defection spreads quietly along China border
News of a North Korean soldier's recent defection to the South is quietly spreading among people living along the North Korea-China border. Due to...
Regime briefs grassroots cadres on mass reporting law to tighten social...
North Korean authorities are taking an unprecedented approach to strengthening social surveillance by assembling grassroots organization leaders for detailed briefings on the country's "Law...
Pyongyang intensifies monitoring with written pledges for informants
North Korea is actively considering a plan to increase security personnel monitoring its overseas workers by up to four times current levels, particularly those...
N. Korea launches mobile gambling despite information controls
North Korea's Samhung Electronic Wallet smartphone app now offers mobile lottery tickets with payouts worth tens of millions of North Korean won.
Users can purchase...
