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  1. Blaine Harden, former Washington Post journalist, and Shin Dong-hyuk, who escaped North Korea's Camp 14, a prison holding political enemies of the state.REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

    A journalist's tip for uncovering North Korea's secrets

    03 May 2012 15:22 BST | Comments (0)

    katie-nguyen | TrustMedia Trainers Blog

    LONDON (TrustMedia) - North Korea - it's been called a hermit kingdom, the most closed and secretive society on earth, a ...

  2. North Korean students and volunteers repair a water system in Haeju, capital of the South Hwanghae province hit by recent floods and typhoons Oct 1, 2011. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

    Tragedy or stagecraft: N. Korea’s food crisis

    12 October 2011 12:23 BST | Comments (1)

    tim-large | AlertNet News Blog

    Though granted unprecedented access to hospitals, schools, orphanages and collective farms, our visit was tightly controlled

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