13 Horrifying Photos From North Korea
There’s a reason why any foreigner who dares to visit North Korea is arrested if attempting to wander outside of a guided tour arranged by the government. They might catch a glimpse of the hunger crisis going on. For more on the subject, I recommend reading “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” by Barbara Demick and watching the documentary “Seoul Train”.
“A starving North Korean refugee managed to escape from Hyesan to Changbai, but died two days after this picture was taken (in 2000).”
“This North Korean man escaped to Vietnam but was arrested and handed over to Chinese authorities. He so feared being sent back to North Korea that he swallowed spoons trying to kill himself. Here, he shows the incision made to remove the spoons. He managed to avoid repatriation and reached South Korea by a small boat.”
“Due to severe famines, human flesh is reportedly being sold on the black market in North Korea.”
A 54-year-old North Korean refugee named Lee said:
“My two grandsons, ages 11 and 8, were sacrificed for the survival of other North Koreans, On the day I discovered that my grandsons were missing, I visited other houses searching, but I could not find them. I asked my grandsons’ friends where they were. They said that my grandsons disappeared near the black market.”
A North Korean child draws a picture of a starving man cooking a human body.
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whitepoloshirt a year agopeople always look at the dead for the bad things that theyve done. Why cant we remember them for the good deeds that they did?
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Jessica Myers-White a year agoThe crowds of people shown mourning are mostly taken from staged areas (notice how many of them appear to be sitting in auditoriums) or are of the “Dear Leader’s” elites. Further, they are released by KCNA, North Korea’s government controlled news agency. We’re talking about a nation where applause for an appearance by Kim Jong-il went on for a ridiculous amount of time simply because people are terrified to stop. A government that maintains a potempkin village to give outsiders the appearance of prosperity. The unfortunate majority of North Koreans are likely not mourning his death. They may not even be aware of it yet. I would like to agree that his death will spawn change but it’s highly unlikely.
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Mock Turtle a year ago
Not that these aren’t all horrifying and tragic (and they make me physically ill), but the only thing I can think of after seeing #9 is Corpse Party.
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firedeveryday a year agoI’m so sorry, I pressed win on accident trying to press OMG. This is NOT WIN, this is ultimate failure of trying to run a fucking country. Who the hell lets shit like this happen in the country they run?
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