social control
Ri Il Hwan, where you at?
Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Secretary Ri Il Hwan (Ri Il-hwan) has not appeared at public events or state media in about four weeks. This is not necessarily a lengthy absence for a North Korean […]
DID Cracks Down on Cadres
The 5 February edition of Rodong Sinmun has two editorials encouraging upright behavior and decrying corruption and abuse of power among North Korean officials and cadres. The 30th meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea […]
Kim Kyong Ok’s 85th
DPRK state media and the Party History Institute have released Volume 33 of a documentary film series on deceased core elite. This series compiles short biographies on the careers of recently deceased North Korean officials. […]
KJU Inspects Storm Damage in Kangwo’n Province (revised)
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) visited Anbyo’n County, Kangwo’n to inspect storm damage from the Khanun typhoon. Also in attendance were DPRK Premier Kim Tok Hun (Kim Tok-hun), Workers’ Party of Korea Secretary for Organizational […]
Gen Z’s Volunteer for KPA Service
The DPRK’s university students and other young people are volunteering to join, or rejoin, the Korean People’s Army [KPA] with “800,000 youth league officials and students across the country” on 17 March (Friday) and the […]
Final Day of the Central Committee Plenum
The fourth and final day of the 7th plenary meeting of the 8th Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee was held at the conference hall of the Central Committee Office Building on 1 March […]
Central Committee Plenum Holds Break-out Sessions
The 7th plenum of the 8th Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee held sideline consultative policy meetings on 28 February (Tuesday). “Sectional study and consultative meetings to frame scientific, realistic and dynamic measures for […]
