Tag: prison camps
Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold
Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...
Inmates in North Korea’s prisons still face dire conditions
Inmates at North Korean prisons are still dealing with poor food and housing conditions, Daily NK has learned.
“The prison population is being supplied with...
N. Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps throughout the country
North Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps, where the number of inmates detained for violating the country's law to "eradicate reactionary thought and...
New report expresses concern about continued sexual violence against North Korean...
North Korean women continue to face sexual violence, including sexual harassment, molestation, and rape, but penalties for sexual offenses have decreased under Kim Jong...
Kim Jong Un reopens political prison camp to house political enemies
A political prison camp originally thought to have been closed has been reopened since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011....
N. Korea’s national police agency hands down 4th quarter production quotas...
North Korea's national police agency recently handed down fourth quarter production quotas to reeducation camps under its administration, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
N. Korean defector talks about experience in holding center for forced...
Recently, a large number of North Korean defectors in China were forcibly repatriated and are currently being detained in Ministry of State Security (MSS)-operated...
Pyongsan Political Prison Camp inmates forced to work in uranium mines
Inmates at Pyongsan Political Prison Camp in North Hwanghae Province are being forced to work in uranium mines, Daily NK has learned.
“Pyongsan Political Prison...
Children in N. Korean political prison camps face forced labor and...
Children imprisoned at North Korea’s political prison camps face serious human rights abuses, including forced labor, beatings and other punishments, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking...
Five inmates at political prison camp publicly executed for causing a...
Five inmates at Susong Concentration Camp (otherwise known as Camp No. 25 in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province) were executed by firing squad in broad...
