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This is when a large sum of the women in the prostitution business were arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Good Friends, \u201cMost of these women received a sentence of 3 years were sent to Jeungsang, South Pyongan to the labor-detention facility. Most of these women were from poor families who were talked into prostituting themselves by their mothers to supporting their family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The arrested women argued that, \u201cIf there were more jobs, salary or even rationing, who in their right mind would do such things for a living?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The newsletter revealed that, \u201cWith the worsening shortage of food the number of underage prostitution has been on the rise. In Wonsan, Kangwon province, restaurants were found with rooms on the underground level in which a large group of underage children were forced into be in the activity of prostitution.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe seven restaurant owners and managers were sentenced to execution by a firing squad and the 40 underage children that were involved in the prostitution are currently in jail receiving indoctrination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The newsletter revealed that, \u201cWith the strict inspections being processed per district, the North Korean government is putting a stricter surveillance on prostitution, infiltration and drug smuggling. Last week at Hwoireong, one drug smuggler was executed in public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the newsletter also revealed that there is a shortage of necessities in North Korea nationwide due to the huge flood this summer. <\/p>\n<p>In North Hamkyung province, the civilians are lacking three crucial necessities: rice, water and electricity. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the paralysis of transportation methods in North Hamkyung, they are not even able to receive the minimum supply for flood victims. Other regions are able to receive the partial amount of the supply for flood victims given by the South, but North Hamkyung is suffering the most out of all provinces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There has been a continuance of water shortage in Shinuiju since July. <\/p>\n<p>The newsletter stated that, \u201cThere has not been a single drop of water in the entire city of Shinuiju. Only after September 9 were the civilians able to receive some tap water, but the tap water supply only runs from 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. for one hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people in Shinuiju are not able to go to sleep because they are waiting to receive the water. The electricity is provided for five hours each day, but due to the low electric pressure, they are not even able to use the water pump.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[imText1]The \u201cGood Friends\u201d reported on the 12th that there has been an arrest of North Korean women who had jumped into the act of prostitution to support their family. According to the newsletter published by Good Friends, \u201cThere was a nation-wide inspection, while there were regular evaluation meetings in the early September. 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