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. [...] Previously, on 15th November 2018, the UN General Assembly's human rights committee approved a resolution by consensus condemning North Korea's "longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights" and strongly urging its government to immediately end the abuses.