{"id":2950,"date":"2017-01-26T09:43:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T00:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2017\/01\/report\/20170110-children-homeless-05\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T07:08:26","slug":"20170110-children-homeless-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2017\/01\/photo\/20170110-children-homeless-05\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cPhoto Report\uff1e Kotchebi, the Homeless, Under the Kim Jong-un Regime (PART5) Toddlers and female Junior High School students roaming around a city. Some children have lost their legs."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A homeless girl\u2013a Junior High School student\u2013using a briquette stove to warm up at a market. November 2012, in Hyesan City, Ryanggang Province (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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These pictures of \u201cKotchebi\u201d, the homeless, were taken by an ASIAPRESS reporting partner after Kim Jong-un took over the regime.<\/p>\n

The Kim Jong-un regime has implemented a type of \u201chiding policy\u201d\u2013the regime thoroughly detains both children and adult kotchebi to make it seem as if there is no homeless problem.  Despite the efforts of the regime the number of kotchebi has shown no decrease, since the \u201cincessant emergence\u201d of kotchebi cannot be stymied because chronic poverty continues.
\nRelated article: Kotchebi, the Homeless, Under the Kim Jong-un Regime (PART4) Orphans left behind by the society. No help available for them in reality.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Three kotchebi roam around near a market. A girl wearing a red jacket is sitting on the ground, she seems to be a Junior High School student. Next to her, there is a boy wearing a torn jacket meant for an adult. November 2012, in Hyesan City, Ryanggang Province(ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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A child without legs is begging near a market. A lot of kotchebi lose their legs after being involved in an accident (since they sleep under freight cars) or they cut their legs off after being frostbitten. March 2013, in Pyongson City, South Pyongyang Province. Taken by Kim Dong-cheol (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Related article:  A toddler\u2013roaming around a city\u2013represents the society. Kim Jong-un thoughtlessly enters orphanages without taking off shoes.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rodong Sinmun reported Kim Jong-un\u2019s visit to an orphanage. It is supposed to convey his \u201clove towards the children.\u201d Staff and government officials seem to be moved to tears. Quoted from Rodong Sinmun in January 2015.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\uff1cKotchebi, the Homeless, Under the Kim Jong-un Regime\uff1eView article sections<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\u25c6 More Kotchebi Homeless Children Under the Kim Jong-un Regime<\/a><\/span>
\n\u25c6 Kim Jong-un\u2019s Starving Soldiers \u2013 \u201cJust a spoonful of oil for me\u2026\u201d A soldier pleads for grace<\/a><\/span>
\n\u25c6 \uff1cInside N. Korea\uff1e Student absenteeism on the rise due to excessive requisition from school; a third of students are absent from school in local cities.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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