North Korean government channel Uriminzokkiri released a series of video clips from Wednesday to Thursday, featuring three former defectors who have allegedly recently returned to the DPRK.

All three claimed that they arrived in the North in June and September this year, after facing mistreatment in the workplace, destitution, and loneliness in the South.

“Many female defectors are forced into prostitution,” Kim Yeon Ju, who returned to the North in September, said.

“I even received phone calls and text messages asking if I am interested in that kind of work.”

NK Newscould not independently identify if all of three were