As New York Times (NYT) says, “North Korea may be the most oppressed nation in the entire world,” this article will demonstrate to you why. Everyone already knows that North Korea is a strict and highly censored country. Canadian Journalists For Free Expression (CJFE) says, “To call North Korea an authoritarian environment would be putting things mildly.” An authoritarian environment means that the people of NK have to have a strict obedience to authority, especially in a government. Freedom House reports that the regime controls all new outlets, therefore regulating the information in the country. Also, all of North Korea’s journalists belong to the country ruling party, or government, and use their blogs to say good things about the dictator,
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NYT says, “North Korea has possibly the worst human rights record in the world. In the world’s most oppressed nation there is no freedom of speech or religion; in the world’s most closed nation no freedom of information; in the world’s darkest nation there is little light, politically, spiritually, and even physically.” This information shows us that North Korea has to be the most depressing nation in the whole world. They’re controlled by the only dictatorship that is both a dynasty and, in it’s own mind, a deity. An estimated number of around 200,000 people are in horrifying condition in one of the many prison camps of North Korea. Extreme torture, sexual violence, slave labor, starvation, and execution are common sources of punishment. The causes are bad, but the effects are even …show more content…
The report Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative, estimates that in 2012, 9,790 suicides took place in North Korea, with almost equal numbers of males and females killing themselves. Analysts have said that North Koreans may be driven to suicide mainly because of poverty, and then psychological stress of living in a highly restrictive environment. Sandra Fahy, assistant professor at Sophia University in Tokyo and author of the monograph: Marching Through Suffering: Loss, Survival, and North Korea, has said, “I heard economic hardship was the m ain reason, but really, for anyone who is gay or lesbian, or has mental health issues, life in North Korea is really tough.” Both of these topics show that people in North Korea really go through a lot, just while living there, and it's not fair to any of
NYT says, “North Korea has possibly the worst human rights record in the world. In the world’s most oppressed nation there is no freedom of speech or religion; in the world’s most closed nation no freedom of information; in the world’s darkest nation there is little light, politically, spiritually, and even physically.” This information shows us that North Korea has to be the most depressing nation in the whole world. They’re controlled by the only dictatorship that is both a dynasty and, in it’s own mind, a deity. An estimated number of around 200,000 people are in horrifying condition in one of the many prison camps of North Korea. Extreme torture, sexual violence, slave labor, starvation, and execution are common sources of punishment. The causes are bad, but the effects are even …show more content…
The report Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative, estimates that in 2012, 9,790 suicides took place in North Korea, with almost equal numbers of males and females killing themselves. Analysts have said that North Koreans may be driven to suicide mainly because of poverty, and then psychological stress of living in a highly restrictive environment. Sandra Fahy, assistant professor at Sophia University in Tokyo and author of the monograph: Marching Through Suffering: Loss, Survival, and North Korea, has said, “I heard economic hardship was the m ain reason, but really, for anyone who is gay or lesbian, or has mental health issues, life in North Korea is really tough.” Both of these topics show that people in North Korea really go through a lot, just while living there, and it's not fair to any of