How do you live in North Korea: the censored photos that the regime does not want you to see

From child labor to malnutrition, through poverty and lack of electricity. A disturbing picture emerges from Eric Lafforgue's shots, censored by the regime of North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Un.

He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

From child labor to malnutrition, through poverty and lack of electricity. A disturbing picture that emerges from the shots of Eric Lafforgue, censored by the regime of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

It cost him the expulsion of the country for life, but the photos of the French photographer Eric Lafforgue, although censored in Korea, have reached all over the world and observing them well, it is not surprising why the dictator did not want them to be disseminated.

In six years of visits to North Korea, Eric Lafforgue has captured scenes of daily life in the country, even where it was not allowed, managing to get out of the borders, some forbidden shots.

Why censored? In order not to damage the image of the regime. “They prevent me from photographing poor people, soldiers and sensitive lenses,” explains the photographer.

But the history of North Korea is there for all to see, it has never recovered from that famine in the 90s and the problem of food insecurity still persists today. Not to mention that several international human rights organizations define North Koreans as one of the most brutalized peoples.

Here are the shots censored by the North Korean regime:

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