Tag: punishment

North Korean authorities have vowed to stamp out illicit activities in public service facilities, targeting beauty salons, bathhouses and similar establishments allegedly turned into...

North Korea has recently seen an increase in illegal hunting and foraging, as well as smuggling game and herbs out of the country or...

A North Korean security inspector was arrested in late August for allegedly smuggling illegal materials into Pyongyang using a vehicle designed to carry secret...

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...

A North Korean worker in Russia has been sentenced to harsh punishment after embezzling workers' salaries for months and causing turmoil at his Vladivostok-based...

Two North Korean flood relief workers face punishment for allegedly consuming banned South Korean media during deployment, Daily NK has learned. "Two members of the...

The Hoeryong police chief was recently demoted and transferred after his daughter was caught watching South Korean dramas, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

A North Korean farmer was recently sentenced to unpaid labor for using recycled plastic film without permission to protect his rain-damaged home, Daily NK...

North Korean athletes who competed in the Paris Summer Olympics are being scrutinized for any ideological shortcomings in Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned. Speaking anonymously,...

North Korea is issuing more brutal punishments for prostitution, but pimps often bribe the police and other officials to look the other way. Speaking anonymously,...