Big Brother lives: How North Korean organizations keep watch on citizens
Mandatory membership in one of five groups creates a network of surveillance and indoctrination that no one can evade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with members of the Korean Children's Union at the organization's 8th congress on June 8, 2017 | Image: KCNA
North Korea is politically stable and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. The Kim family regime has weathered all conceivable challenges to its rule and is essentially unchanged for the past 70 years.
North Korea is politically stable and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. The Kim family regime has weathered all conceivable challenges to its rule and is essentially unchanged for the past 70 years.
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