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Seoul · SeoulAt the beginning of April, North Korean authorities carried out a two-week inspection of farms in South Pyongan Province that are responsible for supplying the raw materials needed for production activities at factories in the province, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in South Pyongan Province told Daily NK on Apr. 24 that the provincial committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea had launched the inspection of ra…See the Story
S. Pyongan Province inspects farms tasked with providing raw materials for production activities - Daily NK English
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Lockdown · SeoulIn autumn 2020, when North Korea implemented broad-ranging nationwide lockdowns in response to COVID-19, North Koreans faced limits in everything they did. Doing business in the markets, visiting the next village, and even leaving one’s home became difficult. Nobody could say a thing because even the slightest grumbling about state policy would lead to accusations of being a “dangerous element.” North Koreans remember how an incident involving a…See the Story
N. Korean veteran disappears after speaking out against harsh COVID protocols - Daily NK English
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Seoul · SeoulNorth Korean authorities are drawing up plans to minimize the economic damage the international community’s moves to block imports of Chinese seafood produced through the forced labor of North Korean workers, Daily NK has learned. In late February, the New Yorker ran an expose documenting how North Korean workers were forced to work in terrible conditions in Chinese seafood processing plants based on a report by the Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-…See the Story
N. Korea plans to minimize economic damage from world's moves to block imports of Chinese seafood - Daily NK English
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Seoul · SeoulWhile it is fairly common for unmarried North Korean women to have children, single mothers receive no support from the government and are even shunned by society, Daily NK has learned. “Nowadays, you can sometimes see young women having children without getting married. Women used to avoid premarital sex as a legacy of Confucian gender segregation, but young women today don’t value sexual purity like their parents’ generation did,” a source in …See the Story
N. Korea's single mothers face severe levels of discrimination - Daily NK English
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Seoul · SeoulThe North Korean government has ordered the confiscation of all cell phones owned by workers in Russia, Daily NK has learned. As the North steps up its surveillance and control of workers there, it is also cooperating with Russia to prevent defections. The North Korean consulate in Russia received orders [from the North Korean government] in late April to confiscate unauthorized cell phones in the possession of workers there,” a source in Russia…See the Story
N. Korea orders confiscation of all cell phones owned by Russia-based workers - Daily NK English
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Seoul · SeoulAfter the Kaesong Industrial Complex was shuttered in 2016, reports emerged that North Korea was using its facilities without permission from the South Korean government. When North Korea adopted its new regional industrial development plan during a Supreme People’s Assembly meeting in January, the authorities approved the transfer of some of the Kaesong complex’s facilities to Changang Province, the two Hwanghae provinces, and other provincial …See the Story
Satellite imagery shows structures being dismantled on the outskirts of the Kaesong Industrial Complex - Daily NK English
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Kim Jong-Un · SeoulNorth Korea recently released a new propaganda song extolling leader Kim Jong Un titled “Friendly Father,” but North Koreans who have heard the song or seen its music video cannot suppress their bitterness, at least in secret, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong Province said Thursday that the song “has been played on television every day,” but people are laughing bitterly “because the ly…See the Story
New song extolling Kim Jong Un isn't so catchy among N. Koreans - Daily NK English
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Seoul · SeoulAmid a rise in violence among soldiers in the military, North Korea’s military recently ordered an end to beatings in boot camps amid concerns that such violence is driving more young people to dodge the draft. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source in North Pyongan Province said Thursday that the security department of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) sent an order to all units, including boot camps, demanding an end to barracks be…See the Story
N. Korean military orders end to violence at boot camps - Daily NK English
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