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| Region | North Korea |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Apr 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no official laws explicitly censoring or restricting LGBTIQ+ topics, expression or advocacy in North Korea. However, the 2009 Criminal Code contains Article 193, which prohibits the import, keeping, and distribution of “decadent culture”, including “sexual video recordings” and Article 262 prohibits collective engaging in “obscene activities”, which are both believed to be used to criminalise LGBTIQ+ expression in practice. There were also claims in 2011 that a lesbian couple was executed for bringing “public corruption in morality” to the country. However, due to the closed nature of the country, the true extent of censorship is unknown. |
| Sources | https://www.rightofassembly.info/assets/downloads/Criminal_Law_of_North_Korea_(2009).pdf https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20110929/north-executes-lesbians-for-being-influenced-by-capitalism |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Rewriting status.
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| Start Date | Sep 14, 1948 | Apr 2009 |
| Description | Censorship topics are all controlled by the government | There are no official laws explicitly censoring or restricting LGBTIQ+ topics, expression or advocacy in North Korea. However, the 2009 Criminal Code contains Article 193, which prohibits the import, keeping, and distribution of “decadent culture”, including “sexual video recordings” and Article 262 prohibits collective engaging in “obscene activities”, which are both believed to be used to criminalise LGBTIQ+ expression in practice. There were also claims in 2011 that a lesbian couple was executed for bringing “public corruption in morality” to the country. However, due to the closed nature of the country, the true extent of censorship is unknown. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/north-korea-lgbti | https://www.rightofassembly.info/assets/downloads/Criminal_Law_of_North_Korea_(2009).pdf https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20110929/north-executes-lesbians-for-being-influenced-by-capitalism |
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| Value | Other punishment | State-enforced |
| Description | Sharing something of a sexual content is Illegal in North Korea. Penalty is Unknown. | Censorship topics are all controlled by the government |
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| Sources | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornoghrapy_in_North_Korea | https://database.ilga.org/north-korea-lgbti |
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| Value | State-enforced | Other punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 14, 1948 |
| Description | The North Korean government heavily restricts its media. This naturally includes discussion of the LGBTQ community. | Sharing something of a sexual content is Illegal in North Korea. Penalty is Unknown. |
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| Sources | https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16255126.amp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornoghrapy_in_North_Korea |
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- Sources are invalid or broken "Wikipedia as a source"
- Sources are invalid or broken "There’s no source "
- Note field is incorrect "Law itself says sharing of any sexual material is not legal. Does not mention materials regarding LGBTQ "
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| Description | The North Korean government heavily restricts it’s media. This naturally includes discussion of the LGBTQ community. | The North Korean government heavily restricts its media. This naturally includes discussion of the LGBTQ community. |
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| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The North Korean government heavily restricts it’s media. This naturally includes discussion of the LGBTQ community. |
| Sources | https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16255126.amp |