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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.

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[–] [email protected] 132 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] scarabic 14 points 3 days 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 79 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would the West force the DPRK to do this

/s

[–] madcaesar 25 points 3 days 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] 56 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

That's the real news for me too.

[–] Sam_Bass 10 points 2 days ago

Another stain on the world that needs to be bleached out

[–] irotsoma 10 points 3 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] FlyingSquid 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Huh, didn't know the name of it. Interesting

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I heard labor camps are a great place to pick up chicks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

pick up sticks

[–] jaybone 14 points 3 days ago

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

[–] werefreeatlast 3 points 2 days 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.

[–] MrNesser 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is it so they can work out their problems

[–] jaybone 9 points 3 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Two fingers to you too, mate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

https://youtu.be/Xh4CtTGAzKw

I don't understand how anyone can support this regime when they do such horrendous things like in the video.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

This sources it's information from Radio Free Asian(RFA) which is a known propaganda arm of the USA... If you don't believe me the would you believe the CIA?

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000846953.pdf

Weird wonder why they need to fund propaganda against North Korea 🤔

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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] -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Super loaded comment. Who said anything about a debate?

My source wasn't random in mentioned RFA being funded by name? What?

Why do you think the USA stopped funding RFA? They didn't...

https://apnews.com/article/radio-free-asia-close-bureau-hong-kong-eb5dcb279c29fcca223e2dabcca6d9b4

Please just be a nice normal person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah but the mbfc source they love so much says RFA is credible and unbiased

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 days ago

Strong feeling that this may not be true

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres -3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Worth it.

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