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N. Korea’s monitoring of political tendencies won’t work

In late April, North Korea’s ruling party ordered all organizations to place the highest priority on monitoring trends among the general public, and among...

Young N. Koreans question why the state demands absolute loyalty

North Korea organized a second training seminar for party officials in charge of propaganda at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang from Apr....

N. Korean police crack down on non-socialist behavior on trains

The North Korean police have been deploying special teams to crackdown on illegal behavior on trains traveling between Pyongyang and other cities. In particular,...

Chongjin’s bowling alleys, inns, and hotels criticized as “hotbeds of non-socialist...

The people’s committee of North Hamgyong Province has criticized local cultural and recreational facilities as hotbeds of non-socialist behavior and has begun drawing up...

N. Korea’s single mothers face severe levels of discrimination

While it is fairly common for unmarried North Korean women to have children, single mothers receive no support from the government and are even...

New song extolling Kim Jong Un isn’t so catchy among N....

North Korea recently released a new propaganda song extolling leader Kim Jong Un titled "Friendly Father," but North Koreans who have heard the song...

N. Korean military orders end to violence at boot camps

Amid a rise in violence among soldiers in the military, North Korea's military recently ordered an end to beatings in boot camps based on...

Many high school graduates in N. Korea face barriers to getting...

Some recent graduates of North Korean high schools in Sinuiju are frustrated because they have no money to get into institutes of higher education,...

N. Korea’s youth pretend to be loyal to the state to...

North Korea’s “new generation” includes everyone from unmarried young people to infants. North Korea defines this new generation as the “driving force that must...

Three young North Koreans share their views on dating and marriage

Editor's Note: In Sep. 2021, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly adopted the “Youth Education Guarantee Act,” one of the “big three” oppressive laws passed...

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