A woman reads a book as commuters make their way through a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea... The people were told to read at least 30 pages every day and to keep personal reading journals, summarizing the key feelings and thoughts from what they read.

Billions must read.

Also North Korea arrests 5 Christians during underground church service

It is one of 17 countries identified to be involved in or condoning systematic, continuous and serious violations of freedom of religion and belief, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2023 annual report.

When the CIA cites itself lmao

  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    lol how would they even enforce this? Do :lmayo:s think the country's giving its entire population exams every year?

    • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      To them, the DPRK exists in a quantum state of imminent collapse where there is simultaneously no food or resources to support a society, yet infinite labor power to monitor every single person and enforce nonsensical laws.

    • huf [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      easy, you have to take a test to be allowed to push the train