July 2, 2024
North Koreans are required to wear pins over their hearts which for decades bore images of either the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, or his son Kim Jong Il, or both. PHOTO: YONHAP/THE KOREA HERALD
North Koreans seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins as his personality cult grows
The pins are part of a state-sponsored mythology surrounding the Kim family which treats Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il like gods.
