Snapshots from North Korea: August 26-30, 2024
20 hours ago · On Aug. 14, a male inmate lost consciousness due to electric shock while repairing a fence. Despite the harsh conditions and lack of rest, guards provide minimal safety measures. The situation highlights North Korea’s systematic human rights violations, with even guards complaining about the difficult working conditions.
N. Korean flood victims bitter over exclusion from Pyongyang ...
2 days ago · August 30, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged that children, students, the elderly, the ill, and wounded veterans from North Pyongan, Jagang, and Ryanggang provinces who lost their houses in flooding at the end of July would be brought to Pyongyang and given a place to stay while their homes are being rebuilt.
Photos reveal severe water crisis in North Korea in wake of ...
2 days ago · Photograph=Daily NK. Daily NK has obtained several photos of North Korean flood victims collecting rainwater in plastic containers. The photos suggest that the water shortage is so severe that North Koreans must use the rainwater they collect. One of the photos shows a woman collecting rainwater in plastic containers of various sizes.
Hyesan buzzes with anticipation as N. Korea revives state ...
2 days ago · North Korea has restarted state-sanctioned smuggling along the Hyesan border, with regime-backed trading firms scrambling to capitalize on the Aug. 25 green light for covert cross-border commerce. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source in Ryanggang province said that trading companies in Hyesan “were chafing because they couldn ...
N. Korean tech researchers arrested for watching foreign media
3 days ago · Speaking anonymously, a source in Pyongyang told Daily NK recently that the researchers were arrested on July 28, and their family members, including parents and siblings, were taken away in early August. The source said a local official with the Ministry of State Security shared that the employees had gathered to watch forbidden videos and ...
N. Korea's shortened market hours are causing economic ...
4 days ago · August 28, 2024. FILE PHOTO: North Koreans are seen peddling goods at a street market in Hyesan, Yanggang Province. (© Daily NK) North Korean authorities are mobilizing citizens and limiting market hours for flood recovery efforts. These measures, including restrictions on marketplace activity, have worsened economic hardship for the public.
N. Korean workers forced to fund “pointless” tech offices
4 days ago · August 28, 2024. Workers using a technology distribution office in Kangwon province. (Rodong Sinmun, News1) North Korean workers in Kyongwon county are being forced to fund upgrades to poorly run “technology distribution offices” after a recent party inspection found them lacking. Local organizations are scrambling to modernize these ...
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