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The Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in 2014 depicting Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right), with visitors paying homage to the statues. [1]The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family [2] has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. [3]
HuffPost: “North Korea Proves Your White Male Privilege Is Not Universal.” USA Today: “UD Professor says Otto Warmbier got ‘what he deserved.’” “Bloody hell,” George remarked. “I get it, though,” I continued. Guys like Otto and me can go to North Korea, Chechnya, the corner store at 3 a.m. and not once have fear flood our minds.
Also following the publication of the COI report, in May 2014, on the eve of the second Universal Periodic Review report on human rights in North Korea, [89] [90] the DPRK published (three years behind the UN scheduled deadline) a detailed response to the 167 first cycle recommendations. The government changed its previous stance of complete ...
Irreligion in North Korea is difficult to measure in the country as the country is officially designated as an atheist state. [1] The North Korean state persecutes those who stray from the official state-sponsored atheism and the personality cult promoted by the Juche idea . [ 2 ]
The Kippumjo (Korean: 기쁨조; translated as Pleasure Squad, Pleasure Brigade, or Pleasure Group), sometimes spelled Kippeumjo (also Gippumjo or Gippeumjo), is an unconfirmed collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls reportedly maintained by the leader of North Korea for the purpose of providing entertainment, including that of a sexual nature, for high-ranking Workers ...
NK News is an American subscription-based news website that provides stories and analysis about North Korea.Established in 2011, it is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea with reporters in Washington, D.C., and London. [1]
By Ju-min Park. SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will resume international tourism to its northeastern city of Samjiyon in December, and possibly the rest of the country, tour companies said on ...
The Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD, Korean: 선전선동부 [1]), [a] officially translated as the Publicity and Information Department, [3] is a department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) tasked with coordinating the creation and dissemination of propaganda in North Korea.