Strangest Things That Have Been Banned In Countries
Andrew Mccoy We are all aware of standard or normal things that are banned around the world (or in most places), such as stealing, kidnapping, crossing at a red light, driving over the speed limit, etc. We are aware that these things are punishable.
There are things, that you wish for and you get, and that you want but still you can’t get it. Well, banning things is laudable if that makes some sense like either prohibiting a minigun in the US or banning selling a kidney in Iran.
Countries are banning a lot of the strangest things around the world, But things on this list are standard unless you are outside of those infernal regions. From wearing blue jeans or yellow clothing and naming a child etc…
Check out this list that we have compiled for the strangest things that have been banned by different countries around the world.
1. In North Korea: Almost Everything
The most isolated country in the world, I don’t know how people are living up there cause it makes you crazy. People of North Korea are not allowed to watch Television, Play Music, Leave the country, share their opinion, Laugh in public, Believe in religion, Drive, get connected to the outside world, choose their professions, talk smackdown about the government, Celebrating Christmas, Wearing Blue Jeans e.t.c… At last, it’s a crime to call it North Korea in North Korea. You have to call it “Korea”. If you aren’t you should have to prepare to go to jail.
2. In Iran: Curvy Mannequins
Since 2009, Iran’s shopkeepers have been prohibited from using mannequins without headscarves or exposing body curves as part of a government campaign against Western influence.
3. In Australia: Small Breast Pornography
“The land down under” is an independent country, But they have some weird rules you can’t understand some of them, even after you experiment with those ridiculous experiences. In Australia acting in porn isn’t a crime unless you have some massive melons. Pornography featuring women with small breasts in Australia is banned, the logic behind this action is the government thought this kind of activity encouraged their average civilians to become abhor child molesters or even worse child rapists. If however, kids haven’t prohibited from using alcohol, cigarettes, and condoms.
4. In Morocco: The use of Google Earth, Skype, And Youtube
According to reports, Google Earth, Skype, and YouTube have all been intermittently blocked in Morocco since at least 2006. However, tests carried out in the middle of 2013 revealed that they were all usable.
5. In France: Ketchup
No longer will French students be able to taste the delicious glop onto their lunch. Yeah, school cafeterias in France ban ketchup cause the government felt that teenagers consuming too much ketchup and it ruined the originality of this traditional cuisine. Thus, a dependable way to get some of that red gloppy thing you have to order some french fries as a companion, and it makes this thing legal again.
6. In Burundi: Group Jogging
If you jog in the early morning it may result in life imprisonment. Burundi got a football-loving president, despite this, he bans jogging to ban wars. Yes, In Burundi jogging is considered an act of war, so the Former President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza officially ban morning jogging to stop the conflicts between Burundi ethnic groups and they believe this law would halt the craze in the war.
7. In Tunisia: Import Of Pencils
Every nation has a standard list of prohibited things, such as weapons and explosives. Although, some countries have stronger laws than others. For instance, pencil imports are forbidden in Tunisia. We are not quite sure what the reason may be. However, items such as crayons, baby feeders with tubes, raisins, and soap are also prohibited.
8. In Iran: Western Haircuts
The Iranian government decides to ban several Western things that cover Western music, rap music, skinny jeans, pet cats and dogs, and tattoos to control the enormous influence of Western civilization. But Western Haircuts come to the forefront among the bunches of annoying things. Haircuts included ponytails, spiked hair, and mullets. Iran’s barber Union banned all these haircuts because they thought Western hairstyles are a sign of worshipping the god of the devil.
9. In Denmark: Industrially Processed trans-fat foods
Denmark’s imposing some rules on its citizens to make sure their citizens are healthy. So in Denmark, you either go low on industrially-produced trans-fat foods or risk going to jail because of unhealthy food choices.
10. In Malaysia: Yellow items of clothing
Wearing yellow may be anything your shoes, hats, T-shirts, even your boxers it’s completely illegal in Malaysia. The yellow colour is considered “The colour of protesters” The Malaysian government decides to ban yellow clothing for their political affairs which caused a particular group of opposition activists to use yellow things often.
11. In Greece: Video Games
The Greek government banned all video games across the country in 2002; the government intends to stop illegal gambling which accidentally leads to a ban on video games. You have to go to jail if you are playing video games including those that run on your home computers.
12. In the USA: Haggis
Haggis’s importation from the UK into the US was outlawed in 1971 due to a restriction on products containing sheep lung. All lungs are prohibited because, during slaughter, bodily fluids like mucus and stomach acid might seep into the lung.
13. In South Africa: Publishing photographs of the President’s House
In 2013, the South African government threatened legal action against media sites that published images of President Jacob Zuma’s home. The photo ban came after a lengthy dispute about Zuma’s house in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal — a massive property with a mini-football field, a gym, and helicopter pads. A controversy broke out after it was learned that more than £12 million in public funds were spent to renovate the property, leading various media sources to publish aerial pictures of it.
14. In South Korea: Online Video Games After Midnight For Under 16 (Abolished)
In 2011, the South Korean National Assembly passed the Youth Protection Revision Act, sometimes referred to as the “Shutdown Law” or “Cinderella Law,” which made it illegal for kids under sixteen to play online video games between the hours of 0:00 and 6:00. However, the legislation was repealed in 2021.
15. In Russia: Unregistered Blogs With Over 3,000 Daily Visitors
A regulation limiting social media users was enacted in Russia in 2014. That meant bloggers with more than 3,000 daily readers had to register with the country’s mass media regulator, Roskomnadzor, and follow the rules that apply to the nation’s major media outlets.
16. In Denmark, Iceland and Portugal: Some Certain Baby Names
Denmark has a list of around 7,000 baby names that are allowed, and, like in Germany, gender-neutral names are off the list.
17. In China: Reincarnation
Since 2017, only with Chinese government approval may Buddhist monks in Tibet undergo reincarnation. Many believe the law was simply implemented to defame the Dalai Lama and lower public opinion of him.
18. In China: Jasmine Flowers and the word”Jasmine”
After the 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests, also known as the Greater Chinese Democratic Jasmine Revolution, the word “jasmine” was blocked by China Mobile and China Unicom, suggesting that one can’t use the word “jasmine” on the internet in China. According to a report in The New York Times from May 10, 2011, selling jasmine flowers at flower marketplaces had also been prohibited by the Chinese government.
19. In Singapore: Chewing Gum
Singapore forbids the import and trading of chewing gum, except for a few varieties allowed for medicinal reasons. The country also takes prohibition very seriously; the importer might face jail time and huge fines.
20. In Capri, Italy: Flip-Flops Slippers
Flip-flop slippers are prohibited on the Italian island of Capri because they are “excessively noisy,” and residents want to enjoy their “peace and quiet.” Tourists may, however, bring “loud” shoes and wear them in the rest of Italy.
