Tag: women
Two N. Korean women arrested for talking about S. Korean TV...
Two female workers on a "shock troop" construction crew were arrested by Pyongyang police after an informant said they had talked about a South...
China’s stance on refugees alarms North Korean defectors
Chinese authorities have reiterated their policy of not recognizing North Koreans as refugees, causing increased anxiety among defectors' relatives in North Korea's border regions,...
N. Korean women’s union promotes superiority of socialist system
The North Korean Socialist Women's Union of Korea recently held lectures highlighting the supposed superiority of their socialist system, contrasting it with hardships in...
N. Korean defectors in China seek new lives inside the country
Women who defected from North Korea are fleeing their homes in rural Chinese villages in search of new lives, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
The story of one N. Korean woman’s tragic death in a...
One day in early 2019, a public trial took place in front of the Provincial Performing Troupe Plaza in North Pyongan Province.
That day, five...
Kaechon prison camp works its inmates to death
The North Korean authorities keep men and women serving life sentences in the Hamhung and Kaechon concentration camps in separate quarters in accordance with...
Why are salesclerks at N. Korea’s state-run shops leaving their jobs?
Salesclerks at state-run shops in North Korea have been leaving their jobs recently, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK...
Camera lens captures N. Korean workers on an outing in Dandong
Dozens of North Korean women were recently seen at a group outing in a park in Dandong, suggesting that North Korean workers in China...
N. Korea, China appear to respond to criticism about human rights...
North Korea and China have taken surprising steps to respond to The New Yorker’s coverage of the severe human rights abuses suffered by North...
Divorce in N. Korea is considered “abnormal behavior”
Divorce is considered abnormal behavior in North Korea, and children whose parents split up are often ostracized by their peers or discriminated against by...
