Case Study of a Dictatorship North Korea officially

Case Study of a Dictatorship – North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) North Korea is a single-party state led by the Korean Workers' Party (KWP). This means that there is no other choice of political parties like we have in the UK. Therefore, the KWP are the government and are in complete control of the country. Discussion. Why do you think it would be very difficult to get rid the Korean Workers’ Party (KWP)

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Kim Jong-Un (2011 -present) The Supreme Leader North Korea is a hereditary dictatorship Kim Jong-un is the leader of the country and also the leader of the armed forces. He became leader because he was the son of the previous leader, Kim Jong-il (1994 -2011) Discussion. Why do you think it would be very difficult to get rid of Kim Jong-un?

Life in North Korea… The average salary in the country is only £ 47 per month. Life is difficult for most living in North Korea. Many have to depend on food rations. There are terrible food shortages and starvation – people have to eat whatever they can to survive. They do get their housing, healthcare, and education for free from the state. This is very basic however and means they depend on their government. Discussion -Why does the state provide housing and education?

Visitors to North Korea Tourism in North Korea is organised by the state owned Korea International Travel Company. Every group of travellers as well as individual tourists/visitors are permanently accompanied by one or two "guides" – Discussion. Why do you think travellers are not allowed to be unaccompanied? https: //www. regent-holidays. co. uk/country/north-korea-holidays/

The Military Despite https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=UMLtkp 4 AFkc its small size North Korea has the fifth-largest army in the world It is estimated that the Government spends up to 30% of its yearly wealth on its Military (UK 5. 5%) About 20% of men aged 17– 54 are in the regular armed forces. All males will be conscripted for military service for between 3 and 5 years.

North Korean Army The Korean People's Army operates a very large amount of (costly) equipment, including: 4, 060 tanks, 17, 900 artillery pieces 11, 000 air defence guns; 915 vessels in the Navy 1, 748 aircraft in the Air Force. North Korea also has nuclear weapons capabilities.

The Media in North Korea The media of North Korea is one of the most strictly controlled in the world. As a result, information is tightly controlled both into and out of North Korea. There are controls on what news is reported and how it is reported. People generally do not have access to the internet, which makes it hard to find out about the outside world. 2010 World Cup Although North Korea did play in the World Cup in 2010, the people of the country did not see all the matches. News channels in the country reported that the team won beating Brazil 10. The final score was 3 -1 Brazil but they only showed the NK goal. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=PF 3 jp. T-MLck

North Korea News https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ULu 8 X 2 Max 0 k Because the North Korean government controls all of the media in the country (TV/Newspapers/Internet…. ) they are able to control the stories that people read about. Therefore, they control all the information people get from the media (and also what they learn in school) meaning they can control what people believe about their own country and the rest of the world.

Human Rights in North Korea The people of North Korea are denied many of their basic human rights, including: Freedom of speech – people cannot criticise the government without facing harsh punishments. People can be arrested and sent to ‘reeducation’ camps (labour camps). Freedom of travel – citizens of North Korea cannot freely travel around the country or leave the country.

Human Rights in North Korea Freedom of religion – There have been examples of people being arrested and executed for practising their religion. The right to a fair trial – people arrested and sent to prison camps without evidence or a trial – they often don’t even know what the charges against them are! Many have not committed a crime, but are family members of someone who has and so are ‘guilty by association. There is also widespread use of the death penalty.

‘Three Generation Rule’ It is strongly rumoured that North Korea still adopts the controversial three generations rule. If one person is convicted of a serious crime against the regime and sent to a prison camp their immediate family can also be sent with them. Then the next two generations born in the camps can also remain there. The was introduced in 1972 by Kim Il-sung (Kim Jong Un’s Grandfather) and said to still be in existence today. Conditions in the country's prison and labour camps are notoriously harsh. Survivors have described prisoners becoming stunted and deformed from carrying out hard labour for 12 hours a day, seven days a week.

Hyon Yong-chol No one is safe – in April 2015 North Korea’s Defence Minister, Hyon Yong-chol, was executed for showing disloyalty to Kim Jong-un. It is said that his crimes were to have fallen asleep at an event attended by Kim Jong-un and not following his instructions. Hyon Yong-chol, seen here, with Kim Jong-Un

So what is it really like to live in North Korea? ? Watch the following videos. Take detailed notes on what life is like for people in North Korea. These will help to add to the notes you already have. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. QNRI 7 DVm. Ss&list=PLOwx. Iy 9 s. Hya 0 Scsk. Ai. MT 6 f 3 DZHdp 90 J 6 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=-JDLJF 7 Toik (BBC news clips)