Tag: struggle sessions
N. Korean youth face explusion over ‘unauthorized hairstyles’
North Korea's youth league chapter in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, recently held a struggle session targeting young people with unauthorized hairstyles, Daily NK has...
Inside N. Korea’s autonomous defense act: Security law masks surveillance aims
Daily NK has recently acquired the complete text of North Korea's Autonomous Defense and Security Act, enacted in 2022.
The law’s ostensible purpose is to...
N. Korea’s anti-socialist watchdog faces internal probe over currency control failures
North Korea's Unified Command 82, tasked with policing anti-socialist behavior, has launched an internal investigation into its own currency stabilization efforts. On Oct. 20,...
North Korean miners defy order for mutual criticism sessions
Workers at North Korea's Hyesan Youth Copper Mine have pushed back against orders to intensify mandatory criticism sessions, according to a source in Ryanggang...
North Korean film studio rocked by South Korean e-book scandal
North Korean military officials have arrested four officers at a military film studio for possessing South Korean e-books, considered "reactionary media" by the regime.
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Chongju officials conduct inspection of local schools for “excessive mobilization” of...
North Korean officials in Chongju, North Pyongan province, conducted a five-day inspection of local schools in early September to check for excessive mobilization of...
Smile at your peril: N. Korea assesses ideological weaknesses of Olympics...
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,...
N. Korea’s prostitution crackdown faces significant challenges
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,...
Two N. Korean women arrested for talking about S. Korean TV...
Two female workers on a "shock troop" construction crew were arrested by Pyongyang police after an informant said they had talked about a South...
N. Korea orders officials to conceal information about anti-socialist behavior cases
Police and security officials have been instructed by North Korea's Unified Command on Non-Socialist and Anti-Socialist Behavior to conceal information about incidents involving anti-socialist...
