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Sick and denied rest, detainees beaten in North Korean heat wave

North Korean labor training camp detainees are collapsing from dehydration during outdoor work in the ongoing heat wave, receiving neither proper medical treatment nor...

Donju now run many of North Korea’s state grain shops

North Korean authorities set up state-run grain sales offices to stabilize food supplies and prices, but many of these shops are now run behind...

North Korea prioritizes power for munitions factories amid heat wave

As the ongoing heat wave worsens North Korea’s power shortage, authorities have reportedly moved to prioritize electricity for munitions factories while sharply cutting power...

North Korea fortifies its side of the DMZ, satellite images show

I analyzed commercial satellite imagery from the United States and Europe to see how North Korea’s side of the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, has...

North Korea’s new factories struggle as workers sent to mines

North Korea is building new local industrial factories nationwide under its “Regional Development 20×10 Policy.” The policy calls for building modern factories in 20...

North Korea remittance broker fees jump to 50% amid crackdown

North Korean authorities have sharply intensified crackdowns on illegal money transfers made using Chinese mobile phones. Remittance brokers near the country’s border say their...

Satellite images reveal chemical weapons potential at North Korea’s Sunchon complex

South Pyongan province’s Sunchon chemical industrial complex is a sprawling hub as it was built up over the past decade on the site of...

North Korea farm workers caught between contradictory orders

Farm workers in North Korea are voicing complaints after getting caught between two contradictory directives amid record heat. One directive calls for preventing crop...

Soaring prices squeeze North Korea’s vulnerable households

Rising food prices and exchange rates in North Korea are sharply eroding the purchasing power of vulnerable households. Prices have climbed sharply, but incomes...

North Koreans face heatstroke and robbery in the same breath

North Korean people struggling to make a living amid record heat are facing a double and triple crisis. Some collapse from heat illness while...

North Korea expands mandatory HIV testing to service workers

North Korea has expanded mandatory HIV testing beyond travelers entering and leaving the country. The policy now covers hotel, restaurant and department store workers...

North Koreans turn to underground app for banned information

North Korean authorities caught a university student in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, this July for using illicit software that opens access to unauthorized foreign...

North Korea orders top-level border vigilance amid China blood alliance push

The Chinese Embassy in North Korea held a banquet on July 28, 2026. The event marked the 99th anniversary of the founding of the...

Two arrested in Wonsan for smishing, voice phishing crimes targeting donju

North Korea has arrested two people in Wonsan, a city in Kangwon province, in mid-July 2026. Investigators say the pair used a “smishing” scheme,...

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