North Korea Punishes Student for Hosting Birthday Party Deemed Antisocialist Behavior
A high school student in Hamhung city faced a formal public criticism session in June 2026 after hosting classmates for a birthday party. School...
North Korea Anti-Aircraft Gun Ruptures During Testing, Injuring Two Military Officers
A new North Korean anti-aircraft gun suffered a barrel rupture during rapid-fire testing at a Chongjin firing range in mid-June 2026. The accident seriously...
North Korea Intensifies Phone Surveillance Forcing Traders to Abandon Calls
North Korean authorities in North Pyongan province have dramatically escalated phone surveillance operations throughout 2026. The National Intelligence Agency now intercepts both landline and...
North Korea Orders Household Waste Quotas While Claiming Record Fertilizer Output
North Korean neighborhood watch units are ordering every household to submit 50 kilograms of dried human waste by mid-July 2026. Sources in Ryanggang province...
North Korea Deploys Sting Operations and Informants to Catch Chinese Phone Users
North Korean security forces have sharply intensified their campaign against Chinese phones in border regions in recent weeks. Agents in North Hamgyong province are...
