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NKorean women demonstrate against crackdown: aid group Wed Mar 26, 4:01 AM ET Thousands of North Korean women staged a rare street protest early this month against a government crackdown on illegal market vendors, an aid group said Wednesday, amid worsening food shortages. The protest was reported on March 4 in Chongjin, a port city in the northeastern province of North Hamgyong, said the South Korean group Good Friends, which works in North Korea. More than 10,000 women rallied in several markets in the city, demanding the government either resume suspended food rations or allow them to keep open their...