“Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are considered to be gods” in North Korea, Je Son Lee, a defector who fled the country in 2011, told NK News. “That’s why we have to have their portraits, in ...

Homes and public offices must display portraits of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, but including a portrait of the current lead had not been required until now.

On Wednesday, North Korea’s state media released a photo showing Kim Jong Un’s large portrait hung on the wall of a building alongside those of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, during his recent ...

For the first time, photos released by Pyongyang’s state news agency KCNA showed the dictator’s portrait hung next to those of his father, Kim Jong Il, and grandfather Kim Il Sung.

North Korea’s diminutive dictator Kim Jong Un is officially larger than life — as his 7-foot-tall official portrait was unveiled for the first time. “That a painted portrait of Kim Jong Un ha… ...

Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, and grandfather, Kim Il Sung, also had portraits drawn when they ruled the Hermit Kingdom. The despots' portraits hang in nearly all buildings and households in North ...

“Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are considered to be gods” in North Korea, Je Son Lee, a defector who fled the country in 2011, told NK News. “That’s why we have to have their portraits, in ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the first time, sparking speculation about the ...

On Wednesday, North Korea’s state media released a photo showing Kim Jong Un’s large portrait hung on the wall of a building alongside those of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, during his recent ...