North Korean police resist pressure to adopt orphans under pro-natalist law

2026-02-19 - 23:33

North Korean authorities in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, pressured local police officers late last month to adopt orphans under a pro-natalist law that grants benefits to families with three or more children, drawing sharp resistance from officers who say they cannot afford to take in additional children on their meager wages. Although the Law on Preferential Treatment for Multi-Child... Source