<h5>Imagine living in the world’s worst lockdown.</h5>  <p>Two years ago when the pandemic began, you probably had a difficult time adjusting. At least you could read books, watch movies, chat with friends on the phone, and surf the internet.</p>
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Now imagine a different kind of lockdown - one where you’re not allowed to do any of those things. Ever. That’s life in North Korea.
</p> <h5>What can North Koreans not do?</h5>  <p>North Koreans aren’t allowed to use the internet. Instead, North Korea has its own version of the internet which contains fan pages of the Kim dynasty - the family that has ruled the country since 1948.
North Koreans aren’t allowed to watch TV shows or movies. People who are caught watching them are sent to prison camps. Sometimes they are even killed. The TV channels and radio stations in the country are only used to spread government propaganda.
North Koreans aren’t allowed to criticise their Government, ever. They have to loudly cheer and praise their Government during public events. They’ll get in trouble with the police if they don’t. In fact, the Government even decides what hairstyles people can keep. 
To top it all, most North Koreans are extremely poor. They are malnourished because they can’t afford nutritious food. Because of this, they are also shorter than their South Korean counterparts.</p> <h5>How did life in North Korea get so bad?</h5> <figure>
        <img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/what%E2%80%99s-life-in-north-korea-like%2Fwhat%E2%80%99s-life-in-north-korea-like-section2.jpg?alt=media&token=8292b078-71bd-412e-896f-296316f10644" alt="How did life in North Korea get so bad?" >
        <figcaption>Soldiers looking at the statues of people from the Kim dynasty. Photo by Alex Berlin / Pixabay; https://pixabay.com/photos/north-korea-pyongyang-bronze-3340884/</figcaption>
      </figure> <p>Once upon a time, Korea was an undivided country. Japan had conquered and ruled over Korea for many years (just like the British had ruled over India). Then World War II (WWII) happened. Japan was one of the countries fighting in the war. When Japan lost the war, the USA and the Soviet Union (modern-day Russia) made a plan for the future of Korea.</p>
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<p>Korea was split into two parts. The Soviet Union took over the northern part and the USA the southern. The plan was to rule over Korea for a few years until Koreans were ready to rule their own country themselves.</p>
<p>The Soviet Union supported a form of government called communism. The USA supported capitalism. The two sides couldn’t agree on one form of government. This is how Korea was divided into North and South. The Soviet Union handed over power to the Kim family who began running a cruel version of communism in North Korea.
</p> <h5>How come life in South Korea is so different?</h5>  <p>The USA supported South Koreans’ freedom to wear whatever they wanted, watch whatever they wanted, and live life freely. Today, South Korea is a democracy, just like India. </p>
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<p>South Korea is a wealthy country that’s known as the Hollywood of the East. Its music, movie, and fashion industries are celebrated around the world. </p>
<p>It’s so strange that one Korea is so free, creative, colourful, and rich, and the other is oppressed and miserable, isn’t it?
</p> <h5>How are North Koreans surviving in this nightmare?</h5> <figure>
        <img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/what%E2%80%99s-life-in-north-korea-like%2Fwhat%E2%80%99s-life-in-north-korea-like-section1.jpg?alt=media&token=93014e71-863b-467a-92ef-f1180e39700f" alt="How are North Koreans surviving in this nightmare?" >
        <figcaption>Children lined up to look at a street painting praising the Kim family in North Korea. Photo by Thomas Evans / Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/pTFB6-l0OpU</figcaption>
      </figure> <p>The North Korean Government spies on all its citizens to make sure everyone is following the rules. Fortunately, North Koreans are survivors who know how to make the best of a bad situation. They sneak in forbidden movies and TV shows from across the borders of South Korea and China in tiny pen drives. These pen drives are designed to self-destruct if they fall in the hands of government officials.</p>
<p>Every year, thousands of North Koreans escape and come to China or South Korea. They tell us all about the harsh living conditions there. That’s how we know how awful life is in North Korea.
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