Tag: surveillance
N. Korea locks down villages near uranium plant over mystery illness
North Korean authorities have sealed off a cluster of villages near a uranium refining plant in North Hwanghae province. The lockdown follows an outbreak...
North Korean elementary students keep two diaries to hide feelings
Some elementary school students in parts of North Korea are keeping two separate diaries, with one written for school censorship and the other holds...
Guilt over watching K-drama leads to arrest in Pyongsong
North Korean authorities arrested two young men in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, in 2026. Their crime was watching K-drama, the South Korean dramas widely...
Missing relative sinks North Korean official’s shot at working in Russia
A North Korean trade official spent months preparing for a work assignment in Russia. Then, this month, he was disqualified at the final stage...
North Korea steps up surveillance to erase belief the two Koreas...
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security has ordered tighter surveillance of North Korean people. The goal is to root out the lingering belief that...
North Korea orders DVD player owners to register devices
North Korea is now requiring DVD player owners to register their devices with state-run service centers. A Daily NK source said the move is...
New tag rule tightens grip on N. Korea markets
North Korean market authorities in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, have begun requiring merchants to publicly display "item inspection tags" listing a product's origin and...
North Korea revises criminal law, but old habits persist
North Korea's criminal law reform has moved through four revisions since 2021. Each one has added changes that look, on paper, like genuine gains...
Children of top Pyongyang scientists detained for reading banned novels
Three teenage children of some of North Korea's most privileged scientists were arrested in Pyongyang in 2026 after being caught secretly reading banned South...
Security officers brawl over lecturer at North Korea’s Mount Paekdu revolutionary...
Two male security officers stationed near North Korea's Mount Paekdu revolutionary historic sites came to blows in June 2026 over a female lecturer assigned...
