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Neighborhood watch units in parts of North Korea have ordered each household to submit 50 kilograms of dried human waste as fertilizer by mid-July 2026, even as state media continues to publicize record output from the country’s fertilizer factories. The disconnect has fueled open grumbling am
Security agents in North Korea’s border regions have intensified efforts to catch people using Chinese mobile phones, enlisting ordinary citizens alongside informants to monitor their neighbors and even deploying sting operations to trap suspects. The crackdown has fueled a climate of mutual s
Students from the North Korean city of Sinuiju who were sent to support agricultural work in rural areas have returned home shocked by the state of local stores, where shelves were nearly bare despite state claims that newly built local factories are supplying goods to the population, a source told
North Korea issued coordinated directives to party organizations, mass worker groups, and security agencies in border areas in June 2026, ordering them to tighten discipline and intensify ideological work. The move appears designed to pre-empt ideological loosening in border communities ahead of an