Liberty Korea Post has learned through its sources inside North Korea that [North] Korea Workers Party (KWP) has produced a new documentary for the party cadres. The KWP has been showing the documentary entitled "The Great Legacy" every Saturday since early January. It features the accomplishments by Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un, along with a message that "we can never give up the nuclear arms." Produced after Kim Jong-il died, the documentary consists of a series of historical events such as the founding of DPRK and KWP, Juche ideology and youth projects, development of the nation and the revo
North Korean authorities are staying away from the topic of denuclearization in their communications with the North Korean public in general. However, LKP correspondents inside North Korea report that the subject of denuclearization is being widely debated among the people, as well as among the cadres. What is interesting, some cadres view the Singapore summit [between Trump and Kim Jong-un on 6/12/18] as Kim’s “white flag surrender” to Trump, according to the sources.A cadre informant said, “Kim has bragged about bringing the US to its knees with the nukes and proclaimed completion of nuclear
Acts of revenge against North Korean judges are on the rise. People who had served prison terms on trumped up charges are seeking justice. In 2015, the North Korean authorities had issued stern warnings against those who sought revenge by denigrating the gravesites of former judges. These warnings were effective for a while, but the acts of revenge have become more frequent starting last year. These acts of revenge are not limited to digging up the graves of the former judges. People are engaging in violent acts including murder against live people. A source in HamKyungBukdo said, “More than 7
Liberty Korea Post has obtained information that NK Elite Guard Command had dispatched an advance team to Seoul last October under the premise of Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul. According to a Liberty Korea Post correspondent in Pyongyang, NK had provisionally planned on a November visit, and determined that Kim Jong-un’s security was the most important priority item for the visit. In order to solve the security problem, a substantial contingent of advance team headed by an officer from the Elite Guard Command came to Seoul in secret with the cooperation of the South Korean authorities. The adva
Liberty Korea Post correspondent inside North Korea as revealed that the annual winter military exercise which takes place from December 1 to April 30 has been scaled down this year. Basically, the winter exercise is to be focused on the training for the Special Forces, while the exercises for the regular army and the mechanized units have been reduced or eliminated. The source, a member of the Special Forces that has been dispatched to SamJiYon construction project, stated, “All the Special Forces troops who have been mobilized for the construction project have received orders to participate
Liberty Korea Post has learned about a missile technician (referred to as Mr. A) who had escaped from North Korea about a week ago. He has applied for asylum with the South Korean authorities in a third country, and is now waiting to hear from the South Korean authorities about his request. According to the source, the South Korean government has been limiting acceptance of North Korean defectors, causing concern for Mr. A. According to Mr. A who had been assigned to a missile factory, North Korea’s missile production plan has not changed this year. Further, he said that North Korea had acquir
Liberty Korea Post has learned that Secretary of State Pompeo’s visit to Pyongyang in July caused considerable buzz regarding the future of the US-North Korea relations among the elite cadres. While Pompeo didn’t get to meet Kim Jong-un in July, he is known to have brought up the topic of political labor camps, leaving the impression that disbanding of political labor camps was a prerequisite to improved relations between the US and DPRK. The topic of political camps drew considerable interest among the elites. It is their understanding that Pompeo had alluded to taking the prisoners to the US
A new kind of fear politics is blowing across the North Korean landscape these days, according to Liberty Korea Post correspondents inside North Korea. While inter-Korean détente colors the popular rhetoric between Pyongyang and Seoul these days, the hoi polloi of North Korea face punishment for voicing their hopeful views on South Korea and unification. The State Security agency has arrested a resident of HaeBangDong in SinUiJu for speaking favorably of South Korea. “A person from my village was arrested for saying that it would be good to be reunited with the help of South Korea. He said it
Liberty Korea Post correspondents inside North Korea report that KN (Korea North) State Security Agency has been tasked to locate KS (Korea South) President Moon Jae-in’s family members in North Korea. Inside sources say that the Blue House had asked its KN counterpart to locate Moon’s family members for a reunion during the Moon-Kim summit in Pyongyang this week. As the State Security Agency sought to locate Moon family members, the KN public came to know that Moon was a son of KN refugees who had escaped from North Korea during the Korean War. According to the sources, residents of Pyongyang
Kim Jong-un had been very active in conducting “on-site guidance” tour all over North Korea from June 30 to August 21. According to Rodong Sinmun, he had visited some thirty locations in seven regions over the period of fifty-four days. Then he disappeared from news since August 25, when US President Trump cancelled Secretary Pompeo’s visit to North Korea. According to the Liberty Korea Post’s correspondent inside North Korea, the Party authorities have been conducting a lecture series concerning the “attempts to eliminate the revolutionary chief [Kim Jong-un].” Further, the authorities are sp
Liberty Korea Post has learned via its sources inside North Korea that the North Korean government has built a prison for the youth at JonGoRi prison facility in Hamkyungbukdo.The authorities are rounding up the children of those who had defected to the South. The authorities are also rounding up the children of those who had been forcibly repatriated to North Korea during their escape. These children are incarcerated in the new prison.Following Kim Jong-un’s instruction to incarcerate the children of the defectors in October 2017. State security agencies police departments have been rounding
Following the Singapore summit, the US and North Korea are talking about atmosphere of peace. Despite the talk of détente, North Korea has declared the “Month of Anti-America Struggle” again this year asusual, starting June 25 till July 27. Liberty Korea Post has learned through its sources inside North Korea that the authorities have dispensed withthe usual “American Yankee coyotes” posters and anti-America rallies. But it has doubled down on anti-America indoctrinationinternally. [North] Korean Workers Party ismobilizingmilitary personnel and students to watch the documentary entitled “Gre
Liberty Korea Post has learned from its source in Hamkyungbukdo that the State Affairs Committee (chaired by Kim Jong-un) has issued an instruction, nationwide, on May 29. The instruction wasentitled, “Regarding the organization and execution of the total mobilization for the final victory—for the construction of a strong economy.” Basically, the instruction is a directive for the Council of People’s Commissars, the Workers Party and labor organizations to set the enhancement of quality of life for the people as their toppriority item. Further, it outlines how to proceed with the political or
Liberty Korea Post has learned new details concerning the previousreport about a gun battle which took place near the West Pyongyang station on Friday,June 1. According to the sources, the gun battle had lasted 40 minutesbetween a company commander of the security unit attached to the DefenseDepartment and State Security agents. The company commander, known as Kang, was shot and killed during theexchange. According to the sources, Kang and his squad were engaged instealing department supply materials and selling them to locals. He was alsocaught watching illicit movies (South Korean and Ame
Liberty Korea Post has learned through its contacts in Pyongyang, North Korea, that a gun battle has occurred in West Pyongyang near the Department of Defense headquarters on Friday, June 1. The gun battle took place in the middle of day, when a KPA ([North] Korean Peoples Army) officer ran out onto the street and exchanged fire with the state security agents pursuing him. The state security agents just had served the officer with an arrest warrant. The protesting army officer was overtaken by the security agents eventually. The City of Pyongyang has been put under a state of emergency followi