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December 06, 2024

Ask A North Korean

Your chance to ask questions to North Koreans about life growing up in the DPRK

Ask a North Korean: What is the legal system like in the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: What is the legal system like in the DPRK?

A defector writes about corrupt traffic police, the importance of bribes and the Kim regime’s disregard for rule of law

Ask a North Korean: What is the legal system like in the DPRK?
Jin November 27, 2024
Ask a North Korean: What is English-language education like in the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: What is English-language education like in the DPRK?

An escapee writes about the materials he used to learn and how his English skills were put to the test in South Korea

Ask a North Korean: What is English-language education like in the DPRK?
David September 24, 2024
Ask a North Korean: How do people get where they need to go in the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: How do people get where they need to go in the DPRK?

An escapee writes about trains, planes and automobiles and why the main form of transportation is one’s own two legs

Ask a North Korean: How do people get where they need to go in the DPRK?
Jin August 6, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Why a party propagandist decided to escape the DPRK

Ask a North Korean: Why a party propagandist decided to escape the DPRK

Soo-ah went from warning citizens about the false promise of defecting to crossing the Yalu River to flee to the South

Ask a North Korean: Why a party propagandist decided to escape the DPRK
Soo-ah July 11, 2024
Ask a North Korean: What was it like working in Russia during the pandemic?

Ask a North Korean: What was it like working in Russia during the pandemic?

Former overseas worker recounts regime’s orders to follow strict COVID rules and threats to treat violators as traitors

Ask a North Korean: What was it like working in Russia during the pandemic?
Jin Ju-dong July 3, 2024
Ask a North Korean: What are friendships like in the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: What are friendships like in the DPRK?

A defector writes about her difficulties making friends and why keeping secrets is so important for relationships

Ask a North Korean: What are friendships like in the DPRK?
Rose June 14, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Does North Korea really carry out public executions?

Ask a North Korean: Does North Korea really carry out public executions?

A defector writes about witnessing someone sentenced to death and why the regime ‘kills the chicken to warn the monkey’

Ask a North Korean: Does North Korea really carry out public executions?
Joshua Kim May 23, 2024
Ask a North Korean: What is forced labor like in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: What is forced labor like in North Korea?

A defector writes about being forced to work even as an elementary school student and the trauma it left him with

Ask a North Korean: What is forced labor like in North Korea?
David May 21, 2024
Ask a North Korean: How do North Koreans spend their time?

Ask a North Korean: How do North Koreans spend their time?

A defector writes about daily routines and the supremacy of work, and why DPRK citizens don’t even think about hobbies

Ask a North Korean: How do North Koreans spend their time?
Jin May 10, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Can North Korean couples get divorced?

Ask a North Korean: Can North Korean couples get divorced?

DPRK society has become more accepting of divorce over the years, but this hasn’t made getting one much easier

Ask a North Korean: Can North Korean couples get divorced?
Rose April 30, 2024
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