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October 14, 2024

Ask A North Korean

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

Ask a North Korean: How restricted is movement in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: How restricted is movement in North Korea?

"Regardless of where they're from, people can only move around the country if they possess the relevant documentation"

Ask a North Korean: How restricted is movement in North Korea?
In-hua Kim July 24, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how do defectors keep contact with relatives in the North?

Ask a North Korean: how do defectors keep contact with relatives in the North?

"North Korea is sealed off from the rest of the world, but defectors are able to make contact"

Ask a North Korean: how do defectors keep contact with relatives in the North?
Tae-il Shim July 15, 2020
Ask a North Korean: are there really no cases of COVID-19 in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: are there really no cases of COVID-19 in North Korea?

"Nobody will believe you if you say there are no coronavirus cases in North Korea"

Ask a North Korean: are there really no cases of COVID-19 in North Korea?
In-hua Kim July 1, 2020
Ask a North Korean: do you support leaflet launches into North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: do you support leaflet launches into North Korea?

"In my personal opinion, these leaflet launches into North Korea should be encouraged and widely carried out"

Ask a North Korean: do you support leaflet launches into North Korea?
Tae-il Shim June 23, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how does North Korea’s secret police eavesdrop on citizens?

Ask a North Korean: how does North Korea’s secret police eavesdrop on citizens?

"Thoughts that go against the government may seem trivial, but monitoring them is an important task"

Ask a North Korean: how does North Korea’s secret police eavesdrop on citizens?
Tae-il Shim June 3, 2020
Ask a North Korean: what do North Koreans think about NGOs working in the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: what do North Koreans think about NGOs working in the DPRK?

"I was never able to benefit from any of the food and medicine sent by humanitarian organizations"

Ask a North Korean: what do North Koreans think about NGOs working in the DPRK?
In-hua Kim May 15, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the election of defector Thae Yong-ho?

Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the election of defector Thae Yong-ho?

"I see Thae's election as being of great significance in establishing all North Korean defectors in South Korea"

Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the election of defector Thae Yong-ho?
Tae-il Shim May 8, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how severe is bullying in North Korean schools?

Ask a North Korean: how severe is bullying in North Korean schools?

"A group of rough students attacked a classmate... he was beaten so badly that they actually killed him."

Ask a North Korean: how severe is bullying in North Korean schools?
In-hua Kim May 1, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how does sex education differ between North and South Korea?

Ask a North Korean: how does sex education differ between North and South Korea?

"It breaks my heart when I think of how women in North Korea... don't receive even the most basic sex education"

Ask a North Korean: how does sex education differ between North and South Korea?
Tae-il Shim April 22, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how are orphans treated in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: how are orphans treated in North Korea?

"In North Korea, orphans live pitiful lives on the brink of death"

Ask a North Korean: how are orphans treated in North Korea?
In-hua Kim April 13, 2020
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