Members of the transgender community and their families had complained that it would criminalize trans people simply for using public restrooms.

Alexei Moskalyov, sentenced to two years in prison, fled house arrest before his verdict was delivered and is at large, court officials said.

The report in state media Tuesday followed a series of missile launches – seven launch events in this month alone – and rising threats to use the weapons against his enemies.

Workers initially thrilled with a recent pay bump to $15 are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation.

The launches were the North’s seventh missile event this month.