North Korea? No jokes!

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MsAmerica · 21/12/2021 22:54

North Koreans banned from laughing as country mourns Kim Jong Il’s death
nypost.com/2021/12/17/north-koreans-banned-from-laughing-as-country-mourns-kim-jong-ils-death/

North Korea Bans Laughing for 11 Days to Mark Kim Family Anniversary
www.newsweek.com/north-korea-bans-laughing-11-days-mark-kim-family-anniversary-report-1660888

North Korea marks 10th anniversary of Kim Jong-il’s death with call for unity and ‘ban on laughing’
One report claims anyone exhibiting signs of merriment during the mourning period will be arrested
www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/north-korea-laughing-kim-jong-il-b1977862.html

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AdoptedBumpkin · 21/12/2021 22:58

Barmy! I feel sorry for the North Koreans.

tearinghairout · 21/12/2021 22:59

Me too.

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MsAmerica · 29/12/2021 23:47

Seems like possibly the worst country in the world to live in that's not a war zone.

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AdoptedBumpkin · 02/01/2022 23:07

Someone apparently defected from the South to North Korea yesterday.

SukiPook · 02/01/2022 23:10

www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/squid-game-smuggling-north-korean-25539319?utm_source=mantis_rec&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=more_like_this

BloomingTrees · 02/01/2022 23:17

You should look up Yeonmi Park on YouTube if you want more information on life in North Korea, especially her earlier videos.

Getting arrested doesn't mean a trip down to the local police station for a mild telling off, it means being tortured and sent to one of the many concentration camps or executed.

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