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Standing Office 81

PROPAGANDA AND AGITATION DEPARTMENT (PAD)

UN reference
KPe.053
Sanctions regime
DPRK (1718 Committee)
Type
Entity
Address
Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Listed on
11 September 2017

Other information (UN original text)

The Propaganda and Agitation Department has full control over the media, which it uses as a tool to control the public on behalf of the DPRK leadership. The Propaganda and Agitation Department also engages in or is responsible for censorship by the Government of the DPRK, including newspaper and broadcast censorship.

If your counterparty matches this record: suspend the transaction, freeze the related funds and assets without delay and report to the competent authorities.