Tag: women
Songjin Steel Mill workers face struggle session after enjoying South Korean...
Two female switchboard operators who were caught engaging in non-socialist behavior last year recently faced a struggle session at the cultural center of the...
Alleged prostitution leads to replacement of cameras in Pyongyang’s Taedonggang District
Security cameras around hotels in Pyongyang's central district and foreign embassies in Taedonggang district were replaced with new equipment just before the Lunar New...
Two N. Korean defectors in China arrested for talking about going...
Two North Korean defectors who talked to each other about going to South Korea were recently arrested by the Chinese police in Hebei Province,...
N. Korean military official raises issue about female recruits using contraceptive...
North Korea’s 8th Corps Reserve Forces Division Commander recently came under fire for delaying the fall military enlistment process after taking issue with female...
A look behind N. Korea’s clumsy efforts to improve its birthrate
At the Third Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Party Central Committee in June 2021, Kim Jong Un announced that “creating a better environment for...
North Korean soldier takes revenge on her tormentor
One summer night in August of 2021, Ok Ju (an alias) — a female soldier attached to a military hospital in the North Korean...
Unmarried N. Korean woman dies after receiving abortion at doctor’s home
An unmarried woman in her 30s recently died after receiving an abortion at a doctor’s home in Hamhung, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
N. Korea orders men to show affection to their wives to...
The North Korean government recently instructed men to show affection to the women in their lives in the run-up to International Women’s Day, a...
N. Korean women’s association tells members to better support their husbands
As North Korea flexes its nuclear muscles, the Social Women’s Union of Korea (SWUK) recently organized emergency lectures to press its members to learn...
Many N. Korean women now prefer marrying men with relatives overseas
Many North Korean women have changed their view of what constitutes preferred marriage material, Daily NK has learned. In the past, women preferred officials in...
