This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. There are 25 million people in North Korea, but the only visible portraits are of its leaders. Regular people are rarely ...

A young woman who escaped the clutches of North Korea has revealed what life is like for children inside ... Education', children were subjected to daily beatings 'to the point that it seemed ...

Until now, I have lived quietly, almost in hiding, always fearing that my defection and life in South Korea might bring harm to the family I left behind in North ... follow The Daily Star's ...

In recent years, photographers have captured everyday life in North Korea. The images give a rare glimpse into the completely isolated nation. Many are bleak, while others seem like they could have ...

Propaganda claims that women in the so called paradise of the people enjoy a life of ... follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. I have captured the lives of North Korean people across ...

A two-time North Korean defector broke down in tears as he recalled his tragic life growing up in the dictatorship - where he claims he was brutally tortured by the regime. In an interview with ...

It's still rare for the outside world to get a glimpse of daily life in North Korea. The country only recently allowed Western tourists back in following the COVID-19 pandemic, and sometimes ...