A source in North Hamgyong Province told the Daily NK: "In accordance with orders to strengthen wartime security efforts on August 18, the city of Hoeryong has tightened round-the-clock security ...

1. Camp 22, North Korea Camp 22 in North Korea, is ranked number 1 in our list of 26 Most Dangerous Prisons In The World. Also known as Hoeryong Concentration Camp, this camp is notorious for its ...

The six areas were Sinuiju-si in North Pyongan Province, Chunggang-gun in Chagang Province, Hyesan-si and Taehongdan-gun in Ryanggang Province, Hoeryong-si in North Hamgyong Province and Sonbong ...

In January 2006, police reportedly arrested returned defector and Christian missionary Son Jong-Nam in his Hoeryong home and sentenced him to death on the pretext of espionage.

They can also presumably enter through customs houses along the Tumen River, including Rason, Hoeryong and Musan. North Korean authorities are currently issuing visas to Chinese investors, traders ...

Asia Society and the Council on Foreign Relations presents the award-winning documentary "Beyond Utopia" on the lengths people will go to escape a life of oppression in North Korea. A panel discussion ...

A November report by the US-based Human Rights Watch examined a 7.4km section of the border around Hoeryong city along the Tumen River, an area that in 2019 already had substantial fencing and ...

A November report by the US-based Human Rights Watch examined a 7.4 km section of the border around Hoeryong city on the Tumen River, an area that in 2019 already had substantial fencing and five ...

For North Koreans, the country's northern frontier long offered rare access to outside information, trade opportunities, and the best option for those seeking to flee. But as the pandemic gripped the ...

NORTH Korea has turned its border with China into a killzone manned by fanatical guards in posts every 160ft, satellite pictures show. Chilling new images show how the secretive ‘Hermit Kingdom ...