North Korea’s revised divorce policy punishes both spouses with labor camp sentences, allegedly to uphold socialist values, with harsher penalties often applied to women—reinforcing traditional gender roles under the guise of social stability.
What do you think?
“I told him I wanted a divorce because of his snoring. He reminded me how much we both hated the government. Honestly, that was the most romantic thing he’s ever said to me. We fell in love all over, again!”
“Finally, equality in punishment! Well, almost—six months for her, one month for me.”
“If I’d known divorce meant five months of hard labor, I would’ve just poisoned his soup like my mother told me to.”
Kim Eun-Ju, 39
Button Applicator
Choe Min-Soo, 56
Rock Breaker, #9 Unified Harmonious Labor Camp
Ri Hye-Sook, 33
Ribbon Curler
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