About whats been happening inside the country. Sometimes, people describe north korea as a black hole of information, and that black hole has become significantly darker over the last few years. For months, weve been communicating in secret with three people whove risked their lives to expose the disaster unfolding. Weve used animations and actors to illustrate their words. These days, watching and sharing foreign videos is severely punished. One wrong move and youre facing execution. And a desperate struggle for survival. Food supplies are so low, i people have started dying. I want to live in a society where we dont starve, where my neighbours are alive, and where we dont have to spy on each other. Ive been working as the bbc s correspondent in Seoul Forjust over a year, and for all the time ive been here, north koreas borders have been shut. I knew these Border Closures would be having a big impact on peoples lives. So, when i arrived, i wanted to find a way to hear from people insi
we now know next to nothing about what s been happening inside the country. sometimes, people describe north korea as a black hole of information, and that black hole has become significantly darker over the last few years. for months, we ve been communicating in secret with three people who ve risked their lives to expose the disaster unfolding. we ve used animations and actors to illustrate their words. these days, watching and sharing foreign videos is severely punished. one wrong move and you re facing execution. ..and a desperate struggle for survival. food supplies are so low, i people have started dying. i want to live in a society where we don t starve, where my neighbours are alive, and where we don t have to spy on each other. i ve been working as the bbc s correspondent in seoul forjust over a year and for all the time i ve been here, north korea s borders have been shut. i knew these border closures would be having a big impact on people s lives. so, when i arrive
we now know next to nothing about what s been happening inside the country. sometimes, people describe north korea as a black hole of information, and that black hole has become significantly darker over the last few years. for months, we ve been communicating in secret with three people who ve risked their lives to expose the disaster unfolding. we ve used animations and actors to illustrate their words. these days, watching and sharing foreign videos is severely punished. one wrong move and you re facing execution. ..and a desperate struggle for survival. food supplies are so low, i people have started dying. i want to live in a society where we don t starve, where my neighbours are alive, and where we don t have to spy on each other. i ve been working as the bbc s correspondent in seoul forjust over a year and for all the time i ve been here, north korea s borders have been shut. i knew these border closures would be having a big impact on people s lives. so, when i arrive
about what s been happening inside the country. sometimes, people describe north korea as a black hole of information, and that black hole has become significantly darker over the last few years. for months, we ve been communicating in secret with three people who ve risked their lives to expose the disaster unfolding. we ve used animations and actors to illustrate their words. these days, watching and sharing foreign videos is severely punished. one wrong move and you re facing execution. ..and a desperate struggle for survival. food supplies are so low, i people have started dying. i want to live in a society where we don t starve, where my neighbours are alive, and where we don t have to spy on each other. i ve been working as the bbc s correspondent in seoul forjust over a year, and for all the time i ve been here, north korea s borders have been shut. i knew these border closures would be having a big impact on people s lives. ..so, when i arrived, i wanted to find a way
so, they stopped freight trains from even crossing the border from china with vital supplies of food and medicine. i work on construction projects. often, we have to work late into the night, and i sleep at the site. this person, who we re calling chan ho, lives near the chinese border with his family. i wouldn t be able to survive if my wife didn t work at the market. food supplies are so low, people have started dying. it s been so long since we received government rations. we somehow survive on what little food there is but it s hard not knowing how much longer we will live