What happened: Following the discovery of insulting graffiti on Dec 22 in Pyongyang, North Korea which reads: “Kim Jong-un, you son of a b***h. The people are starving to death because of you,” officials are now analyzing residents’ handwriting to catch the artist behind it. Details: When the graffiti was reported, the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea was holding a meeting and local officials promptly blocked off the area and removed it. Officers have been performing ‘handwriting analysis’ of local workers and students in an attempt to find the culprit since then. They also have extensive CCTV cameras assist them in examining the writing, as Kim has deployed thousands of cameras throughout the city since he took over in 2011. Locals reported that guards have been visiting door-to-door around apartments and office buildings, ordering handwriting extracts that is mainly targeting students. Why it matters: Criticizing North Korea’s Supreme Leader can lead to death, but the timing and location of last month’s mini-revolt are said to have made it considerably more sensitive than usual as it appeared around the 10th death anniversary of previous leader, Kim Jong-II i.e. Dec 17, as well as his mother, Kim Jong-suk’s birth anniversary, which was on Dec 24.