What Is North Korea Inhumane

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There were noises, many noises, then, it just stopped. It felt very cold, there were tons of troops entering house, tons of news articles flying everywhere! Then there is a huge veichle hitting that home With this reverence, American citizens have the right to stay updated on what is going on in the world, the ability to browse the internet, and all without having the constant fear of getting arrested because of it. But unfortunately, there are several countries where they don’t have such commending approval from their restricting government. Countries such as North Korea, where the government treat the inhabitants poorly and at times, inhumane. In addition to that, people there in North Korea, they have a constant fear of getting caught and apprehended for implements we Americans take for granted. …show more content…
“North Korean media exists to distort the picture of the world in accordance with the ever-changing demands of the ruling elite,” says Andrei Lankov. North Koreans are permitted to own a television, but their consumption of screen time consists of only 5 networks. In addition to that, the most popular channel is undoubtedly KCNA, which is a Newscast founded in 1946, and still in operation to this day. KCNA, or Korean Central News Agency, has forged an elite system of journalists who help encourage the ideology of their Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. Moreover, this newscast agency is required to only use the bare minimum when reporting certain occurrences that the North Korean regime wants to keep information

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