Tag: women
Farm labor shortages force North Korea to trap discharged soldiers in...
A North Korean couple from different parts of the country—the man from the interior and the woman from the border—may have to call off...
North Korean farm workers moonlight as paid replacements during harvest mobilization
As North Korea's national mobilization for the fall harvest nears its conclusion, a bizarre trend has emerged of farm workers being paid to serve...
North Korean defector beaten by in-laws after failed escape attempt in...
A North Korean defector in China's Liaoning province who ran away from her Chinese husband was caught and savagely beaten by her Chinese in-laws....
North Korean women turn to subtle manicures to evade beauty crackdowns
Young North Korean women are increasingly turning to light-colored nail polish as a form of "modest adornment" that allows them to express individuality while...
Economic desperation drives surge of North Korean women into hazardous mining...
Several North Koreans who had resorted to gold mining as a last resort in the face of economic difficulties recently died when mines collapsed,...
North Korea begins recruiting young women for dispatch to Chinese factories
South Pyongan province in North Korea has begun selecting workers to be dispatched to China following orders from the Central Committee of the Workers'...
N. Korean couple divorces over disagreement on having children amid economic...
A North Korean couple in their 20s quarreled so severely about having children that they eventually divorced, as severe economic hardship causes more couples...
North Korea holds public trials for breast augmentation doctors and patients
As growing numbers of North Koreans become curious about breast augmentation surgery, the regime is seeking to quash the practice by holding public trials...
N. Korean women’s organization caught dodging mandatory political sessions
Authorities investigated a Socialist Women's Union of Korea (SWUK) organization in Chongjin after it failed to regularly hold mandatory criticism sessions.
"The SWUK organization in...
Abandoned babies found in N. Korean countryside amid worsening rural conditions
Several cases of infant abandonment have emerged across North Korea in recent months, with babies being discovered in remote rural areas of the country.
Multiple...
