Kim Jong-un’s “Brownshirts” To Enforce New Clothing & Hairstyle Crackdown

Like many things with North Korea who knows if this is true, but I would not be surprised if it was:

North Korea has embarked on a nationwide crackdown on residents who wear Western clothing or have Western hairstyles. This includes wearing jeans and having piercings.

According to Japan’s Asia Press, the country is placing tight controls ahead of its 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party in May. The clampdown is mainly focused on North Hamgyong province and Yanggang province which are close to China.  [IB Times]

And look at this, Kim Jong-un even has his own “brownshirts” to carry out his edicts:

It is believed that ‘inspection units’ comprising teenagers dedicated to Kim, are on the streets looking for those who dare to break the new dress code. “They target supposed capitalist tendencies such as length of skirts, the shape of shoes, T-shirts, hairstyles and clothes,” Rimjin-Gang reported.

The North Korean Youth Union which is made up of volunteers who sign up once they reach 15 years old. They are tasked with preventing “the corruption of public morals.” The volunteers also target unmarried women who carry out business in marketplaces as this is forbidden.

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