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Kim Jong Un’s China visit: Fear of purges lurks behind diplomatic...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China again after six years and eight months. This trip drew particular attention as his debut...

N. Korea executes 23 defense workers in brutal crackdown

North Korea's state security department has taken an ultra-hardline stance against "counterrevolutionary acts" at munitions factories in Jagang province earlier this year. Families of security...

N. Koreans pin hopes on Lee Jae-myung for easing border crackdowns

North Korean state media quickly covered Lee Jae-myung's presidential election victory, sparking hope among ordinary North Koreans for better relations between the two Koreas. "Hoeryong...

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...

Photo reveals forced wig manufacturing at N. Korean prison

Daily NK has obtained a photo of a work site at a North Korean detention facility where wigs are manufactured under contract. The photo...

North Korea in Ukraine: Legal consequences of Pyongyang’s military role

After months of silence following South Korea's National Intelligence Service report in October 2024 about 12,000 North Korean troops being deployed to Russia, both...

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...

Uncle Sam says ‘no thanks’ to N. Korean vacations

The U.S. State Department has updated its travel advisory for North Korea with even stronger language, now explicitly telling Americans: "Do not travel to...

Tragedy in Hoeryong: Mother left destitute after daughter sent to political...

A woman in her 50s from Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, is traveling to various locations across North Korea where political prison camps are believed...

Curiosity and consequences: Young N. Koreans risk prison for S. Korean...

North Korea has recently intensified television inspections in the border city of Haeju to ensure locals are keeping their channels locked and avoiding South...

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