Summary

Kim Jong-un has introduced stricter laws in North Korea, sending both spouses in divorcing couples to labor camps for up to six months, with women often receiving longer sentences.

The regime views divorce as anti-socialist. Previously, only the spouse who initiated the divorce was punished.

Rising divorce rates since COVID-19 lockdowns have persisted despite public humiliation and threats of expulsion from the Korean Workers’ Party.

Reports indicate labor camps house dozens of divorcees, mostly in their late 30s, under harsh conditions.

  • Jeena
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    1321 month ago

    Fun fact: His dad divorced and married his mother instead.
    Fun fact 2: His dad did not get sent to a labour camp.

    • @scarabic
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      141 month ago

      The dude has a haircut which no one else is allowed to have. The fact that Dear Leader gets to do things you don’t isn’t an embarrassing secret, it’s a pillar of their society!

  • @PugJesus
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    801 month ago

    Why would the West force the DPRK to do this

    /s

    • @madcaesar
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      251 month ago

      Why hasn’t Joe Biden freed North Korea yet and installed a fully functioning democracy?!? That’s IT!! I’m voting for Trump and/or 3rd party! Am I right fellow lemmy users?? Clearly none of you are stupid enough to fall for shit like this! Right… RIGHT??

  • @[email protected]
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    561 month ago

    More than anything else, I’m surprised divorce as a concept even exists in North Korea.

  • rockerface 🇺🇦
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    261 month ago

    So they’ve made it into a religion, huh. Not like that wasn’t a case before, but still.

  • @jaybone
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    141 month ago

    Wonder what the domestic violence situation is like there. Does that also get you sent to camp?

  • @Sam_Bass
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    101 month ago

    Another stain on the world that needs to be bleached out

  • irotsoma
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    101 month ago

    I don’t get it. Why not just remove divorce from the courts?

  • @MrNesser
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    91 month ago

    Is it so they can work out their problems

    • @jaybone
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      91 month ago

      They can work, but they can’t out. That’s their problem.

  • @werefreeatlast
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    31 month ago

    And if you jack off too much, they surgically remove your cock and balls and place the Dingus on your back right in that spot where can only reach with a back scratcher stick. Baby making would be mostly up to the woman because she would have to bounce on your back pretty without killing you. Oral sex would be pretty convenient actually.

  • @ShittyBeatlesFCPres
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    1 month ago

    Worth it.

    /s in case anyone doesn’t notice. I’ve never been married.

    • acargitz
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      171 month ago

      Cool. What unbiased source is reporting freely from the DPRK? I would love to see some honest, independent reporting about this topic. Take your time, I’ll wait.

      • @[email protected]
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        -81 month ago

        What did I say that you disagree with? I never said I had an unbiased source as to what is going on in North Korea lol. I only pointed out the above article is blatant propaganda.

        Not sure why you’re being sassy stranger. I don’t know who hurt you but I promise it wasn’t me lol

    • @[email protected]
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      -11 month ago

      It was a cia mouthpiece from 1951 to 1955. Its modern iteration is far removed from that. While we could really get into the weeds about RFA as a source, the fact that you’re citing random cia docs from 1953 without either realizing or indicating that the CIA program was defunded 2 years later leads me to believe you aren’t interested in legitimate debate about this.