Most secretive country on earth but you and others seem to know so much about it ? How is that ?
N. Koreans have escaped and told their stories.
Americans have been imprisoned there, released, and told their stories.
The N. Koreans themselves have released videos that tell the story. Such as executing a man with an RPG.
The USS Pueblo still anchored in Pyongyang tells the story as did the 82 sailors who endured torture there for 11 months.
The short answer to your question is that over the last 70 years I’ve paid attention.
Its actually better to do research on escapees from NK.
There are many many videos on Ytube describing the horrors people live under. It is completely unimaginable what these people are forced to deal with. Its all about “ off with your head” ,,literally.
When you put it all together the daily life, etc., its straight, I mean straight out of Orwell’ s 1984, literally. I really mean this from the daily beer allotment and down to a mandatory speaker in every apt blasting govt propaganda. You can turn it down somewhat but it NEVER goes off.
There are also firdt hand published accounts, too availsble at livbraries and bookstores..