evidence: Hyaesan residents protest broken promises on housing "They were promised new apartments that are located near the Ryanggang Ilbo newspaper building, but the promise was reneged upon. The evicted residents were then ordered to move into another apartment...They are very angry about this."https://t.co/ctgPQ6Dmrh#NorthKorea #DPRK pic.twitter.com/8q7BWbrJOh — Daily NK/Unification Media Group (UMG) (@The_Daily_NK) November 7, 2018 Despite the strict prohibition on independent gatherings, there was a protest recently that occurred in Hyesan, Ryanggang Province. According to a report by DailyNK news outlet, on 6th November 2018, local residents began to protest after promises made to them around their housing failed to materialise. [...] According to a recent report on 13th November 2018, a soldier was imprisoned for complaining about military service, the state of military affairs and the policies of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). Private Ri, who served in Kanggye, Changgang Province, was arrested and detained after his comments were reported to the Ministry of State Security. He has been sentenced to a year prison in a ‘disciplinary labour center’. The North Korean authorities regularly conduct surveillance over ordinary residents, but soldiers and party officials are monitored at a much higher level.