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Visualizing the Inminban
In the lives of North Koreans, there are few organizations as inescapable as the “inminban” (인민반), or neighborhood unit. It is the lowest unit of state authority and is used to maintain control and surveil the entire population. Each inminban covers between 10 and 40 houses, according to estimates, and all residents are required to…
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Three things to read, from September 2025
This month covers a new Pyongyang LAN gaming center operating under strict surveillance, more foreign radio broadcasts halted, and evolving North Korean IT worker tactics.
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Digital Surveillance in North Korea: Moving Toward a Digital Panopticon State
As digital technology spreads through North Korea, it is simultaneously improving daily life and enabling an ever more comprehensive system of state surveillance.
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North Korea’s Koryolink: Built for Surveillance and Control
Internal meeting minutes reveal that state surveillance was the North Korean government’s top priority when designing the Koryolink mobile network in 2008.
