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Jun 2023
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North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neigh...

Bbc World Service
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Exclusive interviews gathered inside the world’s most isolated state suggest the situation is the worst it’s been since the 1990s, according to experts. The BBC has secretly interviewed three ordinary people in North Korea. They told us that since the country’s border closure in 2020 in response to the pandemic, they are afraid they will either starve to dea ... Show More
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