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, Anastasia from Antwerp asks:

How does the government watch over its people, do they have a network of concealed informants like GDR’s Stasi of USSR’s KGB or do they mostly act more openly, with recognisable surveillants? Also, how likely is it for someone to give away their acquaintances for practising prohibited things?

Yes, a network of concealed informants similar to the Soviet Union’s KGB or East Germany’s Stasi exists in North Korea. It’s called the Ministry of