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Report 5> Malnutrition Rampant Among The Peoplefs
Army
In a small square near the market,
a group of around ten young men, all soldiers,
are sitting; all look seriously debilitated. Their
cheeks are sunken; arms, legs and trunk shapes
are obviously skinny which can be easily recognized
even while wearing their military uniforms...(by
LEE Jin-su) |
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Report 4> Inspection At The Metro Station Entrance(Pyongyang)
Soldiers standing at the entrance checkpoint
are the military police of the Peoplefs Army.
Whenever they find a person with a shabby appearance,
wearing a backpack or carrying a large piece of
luggage, they stop them at the entrance of the
station to prevent them... (by
Gu Gwang-ho) |
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Report 3> Widening Gaps (Pyongyang)
Our
countryfs TV news often shows a gap between the
rich and the poor in the capitalist countries,
lashing out with militant slogans, and always
ends up in defending the superiority of socialism.But
the scenes that I witness in every day life are
nothing more than a gap or a disparity in the
society. ...(by Gu Gwang-ho) |
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<Photo
Report 2> Unauthorized Street Vendors (Pyongyang)
People have become used to chronic delays
of, or a cessation of, food rations. This has
become routine for many years under the harsh
economic situation. Even the most favored citizens
in our country, the residents of Pyongyang, suffer
the denial of rations and wages. ...(by
Gu Gwang-ho) |
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<Photo
Repor 1> The Moran Market
(Pyongyang)
I am from Pyongyang. Every year, a large number
of foreigners visit this city for business and
sightseeing. Are they allowed to see all parts
of Pyongyang? No, itfs impossible for them. Places
where they are allowed to go are restricted to
only a part of the city which is well-decorated
by the state... (2011/Oct/16 by
Gu Gwang-ho) |
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Exemplary-contributors
Praised At The Public Notice-board
A
market is one of the best places that the government
can collect food effectively. However, forcible
collection triggers the people's anger. People
are ready for themselves to fight against anything
to protect their own source of life to survive
in this country.....
(2011/Sep/19 by Kim Dong-cheol)
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The
Government Launches Massive Campaign of
Seizing Rice For The Military
In
North Korea, there is a business called
gTegorih.
Merchants go to farmersf villages and purchase
rice, corn, fruit and vegetables. This will
be sold to retail sellers in the market.
That is to say, these are a primitive wholesale
trader or a broker. ....
(2011/Sep/10 by Kim Dong-cheol)
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The
Testimony of a Starving Soldier: gHalf of us are
malnourishedh
In
March, I visited an area in North Pyongan Province.
I spoke to two young soldiers. Their lapel pins
show they belong to a cadet troop. North Korea
has a conscription system. Some go to military
college while they maintain their position in
their original troop and its graduates become
enlisted officers...(2011/Aug/29
by Kim Dong-cheol) |
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"Unemployment"
Increases While The State Growls Socialism
This February, I visited a coal-mining town
in North-Pyongan Province. It was a cloudy,
bitter winterfs day. I met two men there.
They were wandering in rags, looking for
work. Both had lost their home and were
living on the streets. These homeless people
are called ekotchebif. (2011/Aug/21
by Kim Dong-cheol) |
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Periodic
Survey
* Price List (2011/June 8 - 14) at markets
* Regional Brief Notes
-- Mobile phone crackdowns
-- Dysfunctional rationing system at state-run
institutions
-- Inspection campaigns
(2011/June)
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Hyperinflation
and Worsening Food Supplies to The Troops
Starting with Kim Dong-cheol, there are
currently 8 North Korean reporters or collaborators
working with the Rimjin-gang editorial staff
to report undercover inside the country.They
take video and talk with locals, reporting
their findings several times a week via
telephone and other means of communication.
(Periodic Report 2011-Feb-09)
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A
23 year-old homeless woman found dead
This 23 year-old homeless woman was found
dead in a corn field in October, 2010. She
died of starvation. Reporter Kim Dong-cheol
tells us that gthe number of homeless and
suicides have greatly increased since the
2009 currency reform.h This video was taken
in June 2010 ...
(2011/Feb/05 by ISHIMARU
Jiro) |
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Official
Decree - Redenomination - Currency
Exchange
In December 2009, an official decree was
announced gOn Severely Punishing Those who
Use Foreign Currency.h
This shows how the credibility of the won
has plummeted,leading to the people taking
action to seek foreign currency. Kim Dong-cheol
took this photograph of an official decree
posted on the street in January 2010.
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North
Korean Reporter, LEE Jun story
Many North Korean refugees live in hiding
in the Chinese border city of Yanbian. In
August, 2002, LEE Jun, one of these refugees,
came across the Japanese journalist ISHIMARU
Jiro. Lee spoke on camera for the first
time, frankly describing his reasons for
escaping North Korea.
(2008) |
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Column
- Voices from inside North Korea (ISHIMARU Jiro)
Among East Asian countries, only
the people of North Korea have been left behind
and deprived of freedom and prosperity. Why? Because
the North Korean society is suffering from a kind
of illness for which no doctor is able to give
a clear diagnosis.
The illness is so serious that the best doctors
are not sure what is causing it and what treatment
should be provided...
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