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Censorship in North Korea

Index Censorship in North Korea

Censorship in North Korea ranks among some of the most extreme in the world, with the government able to take strict control over communications. [1]

46 relations: Analog television, Android (operating system), Cyberactivism in North Korea, Daily NK, Egypt, Eritrea, Global Telecom Holding, Government of North Korea, Human rights in North Korea, Imperialism, Intranet, Jang Song-thaek, Joseph Stalin, Kim dynasty (North Korea), Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-un, Korea Computer Center, Korean Central News Agency, Korean Wave, Koryolink, Kwangmyong (network), Mass surveillance in North Korea, Media of North Korea, Ministry of National Defense (South Korea), North Korean cult of personality, North Korean postal service, Notel, NTSC, PAL, Press Freedom Index, Propaganda in North Korea, Reporters Without Borders, Sankei Shimbun, Subscriber identity module, Tablet computer, Telecommunications in North Korea, The New York Times, United States, United States Department of State, USB flash drive, Workers' Party of Korea, World Wide Web, Yonhap, 3G.

Analog television

Analog television or analogue television is the original television technology that uses analog signals to transmit video and audio.

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Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Cyberactivism in North Korea

Cyberactivism in North Korea refers to activism carried out with the use of information technologies such as the Internet and the distribution of information by civil society typically outside of North Korea to initiate and/or support change from within North Korea.

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Daily NK

Daily NK is an online newspaper focusing on issues relating to North Korea.

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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Eritrea

Eritrea (ኤርትራ), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa, with its capital at Asmara.

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Global Telecom Holding

Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. (formerly Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E.) (GTH) is an international telecommunications company operating mobile networks in several nations. GTH is based in Amsterdam.

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Government of North Korea

In the government of North Korea, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body.

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Human rights in North Korea

Human rights in North Korea are severely limited.

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Imperialism

Imperialism is a policy that involves a nation extending its power by the acquisition of lands by purchase, diplomacy or military force.

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Intranet

An intranet is a private network accessible only to an organization's staff.

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Jang Song-thaek

Jang Song-thaek (also romanized as Jang Sung-taek, Chang Sŏng-t'aek and other variations; January or February 1946 – 12 December 2013) was a leading figure in the government of North Korea.

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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Georgian nationality.

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Kim dynasty (North Korea)

The Kim dynasty, referred to in North Korea as the Mount Paektu Bloodline, is a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership descended from the country's first leader, Kim Il-sung, in 1948.

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Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung (or Kim Il Sung) (born Kim Sŏng-ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the first leader of North Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

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Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il (or Kim Jong Il) (16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was the second Supreme Leader of North Korea, from the death of his father Kim Il-sung, the first Supreme Leader of North Korea, in 1994 until his own death in 2011.

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Kim Jong-nam

Kim Jong-nam (10 May 1971 – 13 February 2017) was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

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Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1983) is a North Korean politician serving as leader of North Korea since 2011 and Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012.

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Korea Computer Center

The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is the North Korean government information technology research center.

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Korean Central News Agency

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) is the state news agency of North Korea.

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Korean Wave

The Korean Wave (a neologism literally meaning "flow of Korea") is the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s.

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Koryolink

Koryolink (고려링크, styled as koryolink) is a North Korean wireless telecommunications provider.

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Kwangmyong (network)

Kwangmyong (English: Light) is a North Korean "walled garden" national intranet service opened in 2000.

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Mass surveillance in North Korea

Mass surveillance in North Korea is a routine practice employed throughout the North Korea.

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Media of North Korea

The media of North Korea is amongst the most strictly controlled in the world.

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Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)

The Ministry of National Defense (MND, 국방부) is a department within the government of South Korea (ROK) and responsible for the military branches of South Korea.

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North Korean cult of personality

The North Korean cult of personality surrounding its ruling family, the Kim family, has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture.

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North Korean postal service

The North Korean postal service or Korean Post is operated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Communication Maintenance Bureau, which oversees postal communications, telegrams, phone service, TV broadcasts, newspapers and other related materials.

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Notel

A Notel, also called NoteTel (a portmanteau of "notebook" and "television"), is a type of portable media player made in China which is popular in North Korea.

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NTSC

NTSC, named after the National Television System Committee,National Television System Committee (1951–1953),, 17 v. illus., diagrs., tables.

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PAL

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a color encoding system for analogue television used in broadcast television systems in most countries broadcasting at 625-line / 50 field (25 frame) per second (576i).

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Press Freedom Index

The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organisation's own assessment of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year.

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Propaganda in North Korea

The standard view of propaganda in North Korea sees it as based on the Juche ideology and on the promotion of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders (RWB), or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and freedom of the press.

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Sankei Shimbun

, literally "Industrial and Economic Newspaper", is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the.The Sankei is abbreviation name of Sangyō Keizai.

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Subscriber identity module

A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module (SIM), widely known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that is intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices (such as mobile phones and computers).

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Tablet computer

A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a portable personal computer, typically with a mobile operating system and LCD touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single thin, flat package.

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Telecommunications in North Korea

Telecommunications in North Korea refers to the communication services available in North Korea.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.

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USB flash drive

A USB flash drive, also variously known as a thumb drive, pen drive, gig stick, flash stick, jump drive, disk key, disk on key (after the original M-Systems DiskOnKey drive from 2000), flash-drive, memory stick (not to be confused with the Sony Memory Stick), USB stick or USB memory, is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface.

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Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and ruling political party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly.

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World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or the Web) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the Internet.

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Yonhap

Yonhap News Agency (주식회사 연합뉴스) is a South Korean news agency.

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3G

3G, short for third generation, is the third generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_North_Korea

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