Sipa Press/REX/Shutterstock Though Lee So Yeon joined the army voluntarily, in 2015 it was announced that all women in North Korea must do seven years' military service from the age of 18.

Unconfirmed reports said the attack on a teacher working as an interpreter happened 10 miles from the front lines.

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A piece of candy in North Korea costs 100 won. Many women volunteer for the military to lessen the financial burden on their families, as the military provides uniforms and food during service.” ...

In the video, women defectors who formerly served in North Korea's military sit down with a South Korean host in a military-themed restaurant famous for its chicken. The cultural divide between ...

The women are often trapped because China repatriates ... North Korea's sidelined human rights crisis Rape and no periods in North Korea's army "When I arrived [at the new brothel] I had bruises ...