Tag: families
North Koreans mourn a holiday emptied by grave removal campaign
North Korea's grave removal campaign has drained one of the country's last traditional holidays of meaning, as North Koreans across North Pyongan province marked...
North Korean family faces ten years prison as neighbors suspect police...
A North Korean family in Onsong county, North Hamgyong province, is being questioned by police after being caught watching foreign media.
The community has been...
North Korean youth spend $345 on power-symbol coats worn by security...
Young North Koreans are shelling out $345 to copy a look that signals power: "gaeteol-shuba," the dog-fur padded coats worn by soldiers, state security...
North Korean woman marries widowed brother-in-law to honor sister’s dying wish
The story of a North Korean woman who tried to fill the shoes of her deceased older sister by starting a family with her...
Height, songbun, and accordion skills: What it takes to land a...
With North Korea expected to expand its overseas workforce, more young women are taking lessons in singing and musical instruments with the hope of...
N. Korean defectors in China lose savings to trusted individuals who...
Female defectors working part-time to support families back home have no recourse when Chinese nationals refuse to return money, unable to use banks or...
Hyesan excludes unmarried workers from China dispatch, using families as ‘hostages’...
Ryanggang province authorities now require overseas candidates to be married with children, tightening selection criteria as regime seeks to prevent defections by holding family...
North Korea’s secret police crack down on officials’ wives consulting fortune...
The Ministry of State Security has ordered provincial bureaus to monitor nighttime movements and superstitious rituals as families fear personnel changes, with some paying...
Pyongyang orders hillside tomb removal along Chinese border, imposing fines up...
Authorities in provinces along the Chinese border are levying fines up to $280 on families with hillside graves, citing damage to national image and...
Winter warfare preparations expose North Korea’s chronic military supply crisis
North Korea's II Corps has ordered nutritious food for soldiers ahead of winter exercises beginning Dec. 1, but the directive has sparked complaints from...
