Mediagazer: North Korea's undercover journalists reveal misery of life in dictatorship (Julian Ryall/Telegraph)

12:15 PM ET, November 28, 2010

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North Korea's undercover journalists reveal misery of life in dictatorship — With its ruthless dictator, network of forced labour camps and iron grip of its ruling party, North Korea is the last country one might expect to see a middle-aged woman berating a policeman for demanding a bribe.

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