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Ask a North Korean: What are ideological study sessions like?
A defector writes about taking notes for hours to prove her loyalty, memorizing the leader’s speeches and more
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans believe in God?
A DPRK escapee writes about the fatal consequences citizens face if they are found to worship the wrong religion
Settling in Seoul: What a North Korean escapee thinks of South Korean politics
DPRK’s ‘revolutionary’ politics left no room for choice, but ROK’s democratic system can be bewildering for defectors
Ask a North Korean: What did state propaganda teach you about love?
While praising sacrificial love between comrades, schools discourage romance and treat it as taboo
Ask a North Korean: How a woman’s disappearance led a family to defect
New columnist Rose writes about discovering the world via foreign media and yearning to escape a country-sized prison