Use of video surveillance technology appears to be on the sharp rise inside North Korea, a recent trip by NK News journalists to Pyongyang and photos taken from around the country suggests.

Closed-circuit television equipment was spotted installed in dozens of locations throughout Pyongyang, the September NK News visit showed, including factories, tourist attractions and hotel accommodations.

Notably, cameras were also visible on many street corners and other outdoor public places, including what appeared to, in some cases, be remote controllable PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) equipment.

In comparison to photos from an NK Newsreporting trip in 2017, the cameras now appear to