{"id":2928,"date":"2017-01-23T10:36:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T01:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2017\/01\/report\/20161104-children-homeless-03\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T07:02:08","slug":"20161104-children-homeless-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2017\/01\/photo\/20161104-children-homeless-03\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cPhoto Report\uff1e Kotchebi, the Homeless, Under the Kim Jong-un Regime (PART3) A toddler\u2013roaming around a city\u2013represents the society. Kim Jong-un thoughtlessly enters orphanages without taking off shoes."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A boy wandering around a market and a housing area. He looks less than ten years old. He shortly said, \u201cI don\u2019t have parents.\u201d His hair color has faded away. November 2012, in a suburb of Ryanggang Province (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The North Korean state-owned media has repeatedly broadcasted Kim Jong-un visiting orphanages since the beginning of his regime in 2012.  He hugged a child and patted the head with a big smile.<\/p>\n

However, there have also been footages where Kim Jong-un acts thoughtlessly during his visit to an orphanage: smoking a cigarette and entering an orphanage without taking off shoes along with other government officials.<\/p>\n

A child \u201ckotchebi,\u201d the homeless roaming around a city, is the representation of the North Korean society.  Children become kotchebi after something unfortunate happened to their parents.
\nRelated article: \uff1cPhoto Report\uff1e Kotchebi, the Homeless, Under the Kim Jong-un Regime (PART2) Toddler worn out on a street while regime shows off luxury orphanages<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Passersby on the street rarely pay attention to kotchebi.  They said \u201cHow can I sympathize with them when even my life is unbearable,\u201d and \u201cSince I have seen too many kotchebi, I am already used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sadly enough, the long period of difficulties that North Koreans have faced is still crippling human relations.<\/p>\n

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A toddler kotchebi crying hard outside a market. Someone said \u201cI feel sorry for him,\u201d but no one talked to him. November 2012, Hyesan City, Ryanggang Province. Taken by our Team \u2018Mindeulle\u2019 (ASIA PRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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A male kotchebi looking for something useful at a garbage dump near an apartment. March 2013, in Pyongson City, South Pyongan Province(ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

Related article: Kotchebi, the Homeless, Under the Kim Jong-un Regime (PART1) A girl and a boy\u2013probably siblings\u2013sleeping on a street<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kim Jong-un visited a newly established large-scale orphanage. He and other government officials thoughtlessly entered the room without taking off shoes. The picture was on the front page of RodongSinmun on 2 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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