Inside North Korea: The Secretive Interview Process.

The BBC conducted secret interviews with three North Koreans inside the country, with the help of a news organization in South Korea, to investigate the consequences of the North Korean government's decision to seal the country's border more than three years ago. The interviews revealed a dire humanitarian and human rights situation unfolding in the country, chronic food shortages, and severe crackdowns and punishments. The interviews were corroborated by NK Pro, a news service in Seoul which monitors North Korea, and other sources. The interviewees are safe, but the situation in North Korea remains critical.