Tag: youth
Fearing a slip, North Koreans avoid saying “unification”
North Koreans still think of South Koreans as members of the same nation, but many now fear those words could slip out at the...
Listening to how North Koreans talk
A film I watched recently added Korean subtitles to a conversation between North Korean characters, as though they were speaking a foreign language. Eight...
Young North Korean women stop hiding sexual assault
A young woman in North Hamgyong province reported being raped at knifepoint to police immediately after the attack, leading to the arrest of two...
North Korean teen defies mother to join army
A widowed mother in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has begged her son’s school to keep him off North Korea’s 2026 conscription rolls. The teenager,...
North Korea uses DMZ landmine blast to step up student military...
North Korean authorities are using last month’s DMZ landmine explosion to justify tougher military drills for high school students. In anti-South Korea lectures, officials...
Secret abortion pills leave Kaechon schoolgirl bleeding in the street
A teenage girl in Kaechon, South Pyongan province, collapsed in the street in early October 2026 after taking abortion pills. She had secretly bought...
North Koreans dodge style patrols as constitution enshrines the socialist lifestyle
North Koreans are finding quiet ways around the socialist lifestyle crackdown in 2026, even after Kim Jong Un’s government wrote the campaign into the...
Badminton boom takes off among North Korean high school students
A badminton boom is sweeping North Korean high schools in 2026, as Musan county teenagers turn parks into free courts. Rackets and shuttlecocks once...
South Korean-style natural makeup catches on among young North Koreans
Young North Koreans in cities such as Chongjin are embracing a subtle, natural South Korean makeup style in 2026 that arrived through people who...
Foreign language files land three North Korean youth league officials in...
North Korean authorities have arrested three youth league officials in Pyongyang over unauthorized foreign materials on their computers. The case opens a new front...
