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Is There Hope for Resistance in North Korea? Live Chat 1pm ET Wed. 1/15
Join a live chat on “Secret State of North Korea” with producer James Jones, North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry from Columbia University, and guest questioner Aaron Schachter from PRI's The World. You can leave a question now.
January 14, 2014
Could there be a North Korean “Spring”?
Outside information is forcing the Hermit Kingdom to open up. What will happen next?
January 14, 2014
Sue Mi Terry: North Korea Is a "Mystery" Under Kim Jong-un
Intelligence officials know even less about North Korea's new ruler than they did about his enigmatic father, says a former analyst for the CIA.
January 14, 2014
Victor Cha: Why Kim Jong-un Faces the "Dictator's Dilemma"
North Korea must open up to survive, but doing so risks the collapse of the regime, says the former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council.
January 14, 2014
Using "Skyfall" to Fight Back Against Kim Jong-un
Jeong Kwang-il, a former political prisoner in North Korea, now smuggles Western entertainment back into the country he fled.
January 14, 2014
What was Kim Jong-un Like as a Boy?
Rare interviews with those who knew the young leader before he came to power.
January 14, 2014
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Secret State of North Korea
FRONTLINE shines a light on the hidden world of the North Korean people.
January 14, 2014
Five Ways North Koreans Are Defying the Regime
Some resist from outside, and others from within. They say it’s worth the risk.
January 13, 2014
What's It Like to Make a Film About Life Under Kim Jong-un?
Meet FRONTLINE Director James Jones.
January 8, 2014
Press Release | FRONTLINE Goes Inside the 'Secret State' to Explore Life Under Kim Jong-un
In Secret State of North Korea, FRONTLINE shines a light on the hidden world of the North Korean people, drawing on undercover footage from inside the country as well as interviews with defectors—including a former top official—who are working to try to chisel away at the regime’s influence.
December 19, 2013
Four Guantanamo Detainees Sent Home in Recent Weeks
Six years after President Obama promised to shutter the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, his administration has picked up the pace on repatriating detainees. The only problem: not all of the prisoners want to go home.
December 18, 2013
Egypt Adopts Broad New Restrictions On Protests
Human rights groups warn that the new law will virtually criminalize the kind of mass demonstrations that forced presidents Hosni Mubarek and Mohamed Morsi from power.
November 25, 2013