UKSL Sanctions designation

PROPAGANDA AND AGITATION DEPARTMENT (PAD)

Entity · designated 11 September 2017

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
DPR0187
OFSI group ID
13543
UN reference number
KPe.053
Designation type
Entity
Date designated
11 September 2017
Last updated
14 January 2022

Regimes

  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UN

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Chartering of Ships
  • Closure of representative offices
  • Crew servicing of ships and aircraft
  • Prevention of business arrangements
  • Prohibition of port entry

Other information

  • 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.

Addresses

  • Lines: Pyongyang
  • Country: North Korea
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