Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about. This week, James C. from Australia asks:

Do people in North Korea criticise the leaders behind closed doors? How have things changed over the years?

My parents used to tell an old North Korean proverb, “The bird listens during the day and the mouse does at night.”

In my fatherland, the meaning of this was clear. You’re always being watched. From a young age, I learnt to think of the potential consequences of everything I might say, before I