Tag: punishment
N. Korea’s digital iron curtain falls on workers in Russia
North Korea's digital iron curtain has fallen on its workers in Russia, with several forcibly repatriated for watching videos about defectors and life abroad....
Snapshots from North Korea: July 29-August 2, 2024
Mother reports daughter for watching S. Korean media, shocking N. Korean workers
Three female workers in their 20s from the Sinyang Export Clothing Factory in...
N. Korea holds simultaneous closed trials for violators of anti-reactionary thought...
North Korea conducted simultaneous closed trials in Pyongyang and North Hwanghae Province in mid-July, following orders from the Central Anti-Socialist and Non-Socialist (ASNS) Joint...
N. Korea’s political prison camps: Shrinking populations amid tightening control
The populations of North Korea's infamous political prison camps, long criticized as hotbeds of human rights violations, has decreased by about 9,000 inmates compared...
North Korea shames teens, parents in anti-drinking crackdown
Samjiyon officials publicly exposed underage drinkers and their parents during a recent ideological lecture, revealing the regime's extreme tactics to control youth behavior.
"On July...
N. Korea intensifies efforts to purge party ranks of “impure” elements
In a ruthless crackdown on dissent, North Korea has intensified its purge of party ranks this year, condemning officials who challenge state or party...
N. Hamgyong Province faces unprecedented drug crisis
The North Hamgyong Province branch of North Korea's national police agency reported an alarming surge in drug crimes to the provincial party committee earlier...
N. Korea hands down harsh sentences for sharing South Korean media
North Korea has recently intensified its crackdown on the viewing and distribution of foreign media, particularly targeting South Korean content. In a recent case...
N. Korean border patrol officer assaults police
A border patrol officer recently assaulted police officers while being arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a restaurant waitress in Chongjin.
Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
Drug-fueled orgy at Hamhung bathhouse leads to widespread shock
A major controversy has erupted in Hamhung after it was learned that high school sophomores had an orgy at a local bathhouse.
Speaking on condition...
