hundreds of miles away, in the relative luxury of the capital, pyongyang, lives a woman we're calling ji yeon morning, i put the rice on to cook before waking the rest of the family. then, i start myjob at a food store. i used to be able to sneak some fruit and vegetables out of the store where i work to sell them at the market. i'd use the money to buy rice. but now, they thoroughly search our bags, so we can't make a side hustle. my family doesn't have enough food. my husband and i survive by thinking, "ten more days," and then, "another ten days," thinking, "if something "happens, we might starve, but at least we'll "feed our kids." once, i didn't eat for two days. i only drank water. i think it's really interesting that we have somebody from pyongyang speaking about how hard the situation is. it's affected pyongyang, as well — which, you know, speaks volumes. there are lots of beggars now. if they're lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. i never used to hear of this happening. i know one famil

ji—yeon told us many of her friends and their children have also been interrogated.ers were gathered tojudge a 22—year—old man in a public trial. he'd gone around spreading south korean songs and films. his punishment was ten years and three months in a hard labour camp. before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mmm, wow, 0k. sighs. that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights — and in fact, in the past, the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. translation: before covid, people viewed kim jong-un l positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now, almost everybody�*s full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the

ji yeon told us many of her friends and their children have also been interrogated.in a public trial. _ he'd gone around spreading. south korean songs and films. his punishment was ten years and three monthsj in a hard labour camp. before 2020, this would havei been a quiet trial with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mm, wow. 0k. he sighs that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights, and in fact, in the past the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. before covid, people viewed kim jong—un positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now, almost everybody's full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom, but w

ji yeon told us many of her friends and their children have also been interrogated.spreading. south korean songs and films. his punishment was ten years and three monthsj in hard labourcamp. before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial with perhaps _ one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mm, wow. 0k. that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights. and in fact, in the past the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. before covid, people viewed kim jong—un positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now almost everybody is full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom, but what kind of mother would execute their child in b

ji yeon told us many of her friends and their children have also been interrogated.blic trial. he'd gone around spreading south korean songs and films. his punishment was ten years and three months in hard labourcamp. before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mm, wow. ok. that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights. and in fact, in the past the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. before covid, people viewed kim jong—un positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now almost everybody is full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom, but what kind of mother would