Tag: punishment
N. Korean prison camp guard beats up inmate old enough to...
North Koreans were shocked to hear that a guidance officer at a forced labor camp in Yanggang Province recently beat up an inmate old...
N. Hamgyong Province intensifies crackdowns on consumption, distribution of foreign content
Crackdowns and inspections targeting the consumption or distribution of foreign content, including South Korean movies and dramas, have suddenly intensified in North Hamgyong Province...
One N. Korean’s view of the ongoing crackdown on the China-North...
After declaring April the "Month of Eradicating Illegal Behavior," North Korea's Ministry of State Security has begun cracking down on illegal behavior in the...
N. Korean scientist executed in 2021 for COVID-19 research
In September 2021, a researcher at a bioengineering laboratory under the North Korean State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang examined samples taken from a...
Young N. Koreans want to watch hit S. Korean movie “Exhuma”
A growing number of North Korean young people in Hoeryong are expressing interest in the South Korean movie "Exhuma," which was released in February,...
N. Korean border guard and smuggler arrested for using Chinese cell...
In mid-April, an inspection team from the central government arrested a border guard and smuggler on suspicion of using Chinese cell phones to communicate...
Four N. Korean stationmasters arrested for failing to show loyalty to...
The North Korean Ministry of State Security has recently informed senior officials at provincial bureaus about the punishment given to people arrested in connection...
The impact of N. Korea’s harsh lockdown of Onsong County in...
In the summer of 2022, North Korean authorities imposed a strict lockdown in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, to prevent the spread of the...
Two Onsong County officials face struggle session for non-socialist behavior
A public struggle session was held at a raw material base in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, in early April against two people who...
N. Korean defectors in Shenyang receive threatening calls from police
North Korean defectors living in Shenyang, in China's Liaoning Province, have been receiving phone calls from local Ministry of Public Security officials warning of...
