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?
"Regardless of where they're from, people can only move around the country if they possess the relevant documentation"
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 are orphans treated in North Korea?
"In North Korea, orphans live pitiful lives on the brink of death"
