Tag: surveillance
North Korean youth risk arrest for speaking like South Koreans
North Korean authorities are doing everything they can to stop the spread of South Korean pop culture, or hallyu, but young people keep using...
N. Korea cracks down on officials selling public goods for private...
North Korea is warning trading company officials not to sell public goods for personal gain.
"In Saturday study sessions for officials at trading companies in...
N. Korean smartphone app evolved from simple ID tool to permanent...
Daily NK has obtained both the original and upgraded versions of an app North Korea uses to identify mobile phone users. A comparison of...
N. Korean uranium plant ramps up operations under cover of darkness
Daily NK has obtained critical intelligence about North Korea's uranium processing facility in Pyongsan, located in North Hwanghae province.
According to sources, North Korea is...
N. Korea’s underground economy crackdown intensifies
Following a major party meeting last month, North Korea has ordered a sweeping "mop-up operation" against Chinese-made mobile phone users near the China border,...
N. Korea arrests woman for leaking information to South
A woman in her 30s in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, was arrested by provincial state security officers on charges of leaking domestic information abroad.
According to...
N. Korea orders anti-US propaganda blitz targeting youth
North Korean authorities have ordered intensified anti-American and anti-South Korean propaganda activities during the "anti-U.S. joint struggle month" from June 25 to July 27,...
N. Korean police ordered to hit streets daily
North Korean police officers have received new orders to abandon desk duties and increase neighborhood patrols. The directive marks a significant escalation in North...
N. Koreans pin hopes on Lee Jae-myung for easing border crackdowns
North Korean state media quickly covered Lee Jae-myung's presidential election victory, sparking hope among ordinary North Koreans for better relations between the two Koreas.
"Hoeryong...
Pyongyang’s driving craze prompts licensing reform to protect Kim Jong Un
Car rentals have sparked a driving craze among young people and women in Pyongyang—and now North Korean authorities are scrambling to crack down on...
