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
The article itself backtracks from saying all of NK was ordered to read books to "a singular group in one province was asked to read books and submit summaries". Even if this does have any basis in truth, it sounds like a women's org has just been asked to do some presentations on books? Not that this is a legal order on threat of death, nor is it to all of NK.
Sounds incredibly mundane and also citizen-inclusive.