Interestingly enough, many women in the country are the breadwinners in the family thanks to lucrative markets where they can sell their goods. But abuse and violence are still commonplace, despite their key role in the economy. Here’s what North Korean women say they’ve witnessed. We’ll also take a look at some other shocking rules citizens have to deal with.

1. One 26-year-old says Kim Jong Un snatched teenage girls from North Korean schools

A 26-year-old North Korean defector successfully escaped the regime — and she tells mirror.co.uk about the atrocities she’s witnessed. Hee Yeon Lim claims her father was a senior officer under Kim Jong Un’s rule, thus she has insider info. And Hee Yeon says Kim Jong Un takes teenager girls from schools in Pyongyang to be his sex slaves.

As for Hee Yeon’s life, her father’s high ranking offered her a privileged life. But she still saw terrible crimes committed by the regime, like the public murder of 11 musicians accused of creating a pornographic film.

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