The Pictures That North Korea Doesn’t Want You To See
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, didn’t want anyone to see these photos because the images reveal the shocking extent of the deprivation...
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, didn’t want anyone to see these photos because the images reveal the shocking extent of the deprivation suffered by people who live there.
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The government allows photos of the animals performing, but not the crowd watching. Maybe because soldiers make up the whole audience.
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North Korea didn’t like the image that a soldier sleeping in public presented to the world.
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Power outages are common. When they happen, such as in this art gallery, officials blame the American embargo.
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Photos of anything that doesn’t work are forbidden. Here, riders push a broken bus.
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People pick grass from the park for food and North Korea hates that image.
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Brooms are never to be placed at the base of official statues.
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Officials attempt to maintain building exteriors, but even then, life looks bleak.
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A grey market exists in the carts that sell candy or cigarettes.
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North Koreans required to attend various monuments during the Kimjongilia festival, a festival for flowers named after former dictator Kim Jong-il.
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North Korea presents a strong image of the army to its citizens. Having its soldiers do menial labor goes against this image.
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The government does not allow pictures of its army.
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Pictures of statues from behind are forbidden.
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Depictions of homelessness is forbidden.
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Shopping at supermarkets is reserved for the elite. Even then, the selection is barren, although the stores still stock Evian.
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Without electricity, daily life would look bad. So they wanted it deleted
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Worker safety, what’s that?
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Pictures of malnutrition are banned.
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The government forbids pictures of soldiers relaxing.
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Public transportation is rare and underdeveloped, so you’ll even see soldiers hitchhiking.
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A rural bathroom’s cistern shows austere life in the country.
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A street vendor outside. The government requested not to use flash, saying it would scare the people.
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Depictions of wealth are forbidden.
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Cars are new to the region and pretty rare, which is why children still play in the streets.
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They even work outside in the fields during hard, economic times.
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Children working and collecting materials outside, an image North Korea forbids as it depicts poverty.
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Subways double as a bomb shelter.
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Bathing in the river is common and portrays poverty.
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