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’s question is:

When someone escapes from North Korea, do North Korean TV news and newspapers report on it?

North Korea’s TV news or newspapers do not report about incidents such as somebody escaping from the country. The reason why they don’t is pretty simple: If the media reports on it, more people would be motivated to defect from the country, which would negatively impact the North Korean regime.

Plus, as I’m sure you already