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Ask a North Korean: Can outside information bring change?

Ask a North Korean: Can outside information bring change?

"After watching drama and movies, I knew I desperately wanted to live in the world I saw"

Ask a North Korean: Can outside information bring change?
Jinhyok Park
Jinhyok Park September 13, 2016
Breaking taboos as a North Korean defector painter

Breaking taboos as a North Korean defector painter

"I'm not a political pop artist. This is my life story."

Breaking taboos as a North Korean defector painter
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 8, 2016
Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea

Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea

Do you eat dairy products such as milk, cheese and butter in North Korea, too ?

Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee August 29, 2016
North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?

North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?

Defector, experts reveal Illusion of North Korea’s youth policies

North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji August 24, 2016
North Korea and the Olympic Games

North Korea and the Olympic Games

North Korea has a complex history with the Olympic Games but performances remain impressive

North Korea and the Olympic Games
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 22, 2016
When North Korea’s propaganda became counter-propaganda

When North Korea’s propaganda became counter-propaganda

'Under the Sun' director Vitaly Mansky explains how documentary diverged from original plan

When North Korea’s propaganda became counter-propaganda
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald August 14, 2016
Finding your significant other in North Korea

Finding your significant other in North Korea

Can love overcome the songbun hierarchical system?

Finding your significant other in North Korea
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung August 5, 2016
Mountain carving: The power of North Korea’s political slogans

Mountain carving: The power of North Korea’s political slogans

Slogans are one of the most ubiquitous forms of propaganda in the DPRK

Mountain carving: The power of North Korea’s political slogans
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young August 2, 2016
Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen

Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen

Romance in movies and books was strictly prohibited under leadership of Kim Il Sung

Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko August 2, 2016
The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea

The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea

"Ramen was actually seen as a diet food by people in my region of North Korea"

The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee July 29, 2016