North Korea by AASHI DHAWAN https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73 en-us 2020-09-03 16:44:39 UTC 2024-05-28 19:00:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1f0-1f1f5.png Making international calls is a crime. In 2007, a man who made several international calls was killed, in a public place which caused stamped and panic which caused 6 people to get crushed in the crowd. The government didn't even take responsibility for the death. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718960007 2020-09-03 18:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718960007 North Korea offers only three television channels for people to choose from and all of them are government-controlled. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718980245 2020-09-03 18:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718980245 Internet can only be accessed through their intranet, which is called "Kwangmyong" or Bright, launched in 2000. For professional use, only 28 websites may be accessed under government supervision. The list of people with Internet access includes political leaders and their families, students attending elite schools, and the military’s cyber-warfare department. Only state-sanctioned operating system Red Star OS, designed in Korean, is allowed to use and not the standard Windows or Mac. Wi-Fi has been banned from use at all North Korean embassies worldwide. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718988315 2020-09-03 18:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718988315 Choice of the profession of an individual is decided by the government based on the country's needs. Those who do not comply are sent to concentration camps for forced labour. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718995681 2020-09-03 18:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718995681 In 2013, Kim Jong Un released a list of haircuts that people in the country are allowed. There are 28 (18 for women, 10 for men) state-approved hairstyles that people can keep. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718999585 2020-09-03 18:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/718999585 Freedom of religion is a myth in North Korea. It is officially an atheist state. Western religious practices and literature are forbidden. People who distributed Bibles have been executed in public. In 2014, American Jeffrey Fowle was imprisoned for five months because he forgot the Bible in the bathroom of a restaurant. Churches are controlled by the state. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719002290 2020-09-03 18:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719002290 All citizens above 17 mandatorily have to vote in the elections. Elections are held to choose the party leaders who will rule the country, except that there's usually one candidate! sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719004999 2020-09-03 18:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719004999 North Korea cuts power every night due to the energy crisis in the country. Using electricity needs permission and owning a microwave is illegal! sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719007230 2020-09-03 18:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719007230 Mothers are not allowed to give birth if anyone is around and must go into labour alone. They are not allowed to meet their family or even husband for a week after giving birth. If triplets are born, they are given to the state as there are reportedly concerns over low birth rate in North Korea. They are returned on reaching four years of age. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719010843 2020-09-03 18:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719010843 Sunday is collective labour day – all cleaning is done by hands and tools are not allowed. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719012517 2020-09-03 18:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719012517 On July 8, when the North Korean President Kim Il-sung died in 1994, smiling is strictly prohibited. Talking loudly, dancing or drinking alcohol on this day is restricted. Disrespecting the rules may have people sent to labour camps or killed. Kim Il-sung’s body is preserved in a glass tomb and tourists are required to bow down at his feet. sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719019994 2020-09-03 18:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719019994 sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719236577 Haircut allowed for women in North Korea.]]> 2020-09-03 19:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719236577 sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719240115 Haircut allowed for men in North Korea.]]> 2020-09-03 19:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719240115 sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719266881 2020-09-03 19:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719266881 sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719268417 2020-09-03 19:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719268417 sg131065 https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719306068 2020-09-03 19:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sg131065/6n0u0fuz5uqbbq73/wish/719306068