Tag: prison
N. Korea intensifies surveillance of ‘dangerous elements’ in border city
North Korean authorities have intensified surveillance of neighborhood watch units at the border with China, with particularly harsh monitoring of individuals designated as "dangerous...
N. Korean officials face public trial for embezzling from state tideland...
North Korean officials who embezzled funds from tideland reclamation projects were recently put on public trial, Daily NK has learned.
"Officials involved in tideland development...
Police raids target illegal alcohol production across North Korea
North Korea has launched a nationwide crackdown on illegal alcohol production, threatening the livelihoods of many who depend on bootlegging.
According to multiple sources inside...
Source: N. Korean official’s UN comments on executions were party-authorized
North Korea's acknowledgment of public executions at a U.N. human rights review in Geneva this November was carefully orchestrated. The admission came from Pak...
Father-son defection attempt ends in arrest at Yalu River
A father and son were caught by border guards trying to cross the Yalu River into China from Uiju county, North Pyongan province. The...
Triple tragedy strikes North Korean doctor after home purchase
A radiologist in his 30s at the Munitions Factory No. 26 Clinic in Kanggye, Jagang province, recently lost his home, his fortune and his...
N. Korea’s Decree 1013: Kim’s green light for tougher punishments of...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has approved Decree 1013, a new directive that imposes harsher penalties on repeat offenders, following a proposal from...
N. Korean military report exposes foreign media problem, sparks harsh punishments
The Military Security Command, the North Korean military's counterintelligence agency, has circulated a report detailing cases of illegal handling of foreign media within the...
North Korea upgrades prison camp amid secrecy concerns
North Korea has renovated facilities at the Paekto-ri political prison camp in Sinuiju to improve health conditions for prisoners. The decision was prompted by...
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...
