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North Korean authorities in Onsong County order people to “eradicate street cats”
Local authorities explained that the measure was “to prevent coronavirus [from entering] through animals coming over from China,” a source told Daily NK
2021.01.18 10:39am
As North Korea’s excessive measures in response to COVID-19 continue into the new year, authorities in Onsong County have recently issued an extraordinary order to “eradicate street cats,” according to a source.
In a telephone conversation with Daily NK on Thursday, a source in North Hamgyong Province said authorities ordered residents of Onsong County on Dec. 9 to eliminate street cats. Local authorities explained that the measure was “to prevent coronavirus [from entering] through animals coming over from China,” he added.
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North Korea increases number of guard posts on border
North Korean border guards are using general lighting devices, not searchlights, to illuminate the areas they are monitoring
2020.12.29 2:29pm
North Korean authorities have tightened border security measures by increasing the number of guard posts and night patrols as part of their effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. According to a source in China, many Chinese citizens residing in nearby areas have expressed their concern over these new measures.
“North Korean soldiers are standing guard during the night in the border areas of Yanggang Province and North Hamgyong Province where temperatures have quickly dropped below zero,” a source in China told Daily NK on Dec. 22. “They have increased the number of guard posts and now there is one every 50 meters.”
New report describes methods and names names of those repressing secret Christian believers and other faiths.
Jayson Casper| Image: Kim Haeun / Korea Future Initiative
An illustration of a North Korean Christian s testimony of persecution.
Two North Korean families prayed silently on the prison floor making certain to keep their eyes open. Another detainee, a veteran of Kim Jong-il’s gulag system, asked them if they were afraid.
“No,” one of the mothers replied. “Jesus looks over us.”
The detainee began to cry, knowing the fate that awaited them. The next day, they were sent to Chongjin Susong political prison camp, and have not been heard from since.