North Korea
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- dictatorial communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- adopted in 1948, revised numerous times, most recently in 2009
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the German, Japanese systems and inspired by communist legal doctrine
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Supreme People's Assembly (Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Central Court, judges elected by the Supreme People's Assembly
RELIGIONS
majority Buddhist and Confucian; minority Christian and others
From the country
- MAY 31, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA EXECUTES 5 OFFICIALS OVER FAILED KIM-TRUMP SUMMIT: SOUTH KOREAN MEDIA
North Korea has executed five officials for their part in the failed second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Yong-un according to a South Korean newspaper.
- APRIL 27, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA ‘EXECUTED FOUR OFFICIALS’ AFTER FAILED US SUMMIT, REPORT CLAIMS
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution by firing squad of four foreign ministry officials after the failure of his Hanoi summit with Donald Trump, a report has claimed.
APRIL 11, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: PUBLIC EXECUTIONS STAGED TO STRENGTHEN ‘SOCIAL ORDER’
North Korean authorities staged a public trial and shot two female fortune tellers to death last month, forcing tens of thousands of people to watch, in what appeared to be a resumption of public executions.
- JANUARY 1, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
- DECEMBER 24, 2018North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: FORTUNE TELLER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
The North Korean authorities have recently focused on cracking down on “acts of superstition” leading to the execution of a fortune teller in the Chongjin and the arrest of other fortune tellers in Onsong and Hoeryong who are awaiting trial, the Daily NK
DECEMBER 11, 2018North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: SERIAL RAPIST PUBLICLY EXECUTED
A serial rapist who raped nine women in North Hamgyong Province’s Onsong County has been publicly executed by firing squad, local sources have reported.
- JUNE 27, 2018North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Kim Jong-un has top army officer blasted with 90 bullets for giving his troops extra rations of food and fuel
27th June 2018: Lieutenant General Hyon Ju-song was put to death after being found guilty of charges of abusing authority, profiting the enemy and engaging in anti-Party acts.
- JANUARY 1, 2018North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
- AUGUST 31, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
PYONGYANG ‘SENTENCES’ FOUR SOUTH KOREAN JOURNALISTS TO DEATH
Pyongyang has sentenced four South Korean journalists to death for book reviews that insulted the North, state media said.
- JULY 19, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: FIRING SQUAD CARRIES OUT PUBLIC EXECUTIONS IN SCHOOL YARDS, REPORT SAYS
Kim Jong Un's brutal North Korean regime shot so-called "criminals" to death in schoolyards and fish markets in a twisted attempt to create an "atmosphere of fear" throughout the dictatorship, a report from a human rights group revealed.
- MAY 31, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA ENACTS DEATH PENALTY FOR DISTRIBUTING FOREIGN MEDIA
Circulating Hollywood movies or South Korean television dramas may be punishable by death in North Korea, although more North Koreans have access to media from the outside world.
- JANUARY 1, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.
North Korea denies holding any political prisoners.