Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul (서울의 평양 시민들)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it for its claims about NIS bribery of defectors and for defectors who say they want to go home.
What it is
A documentary on North Korean defectors in Seoul and the South Korean intelligence service (NIS, formerly KCIA), including accusations of shady dealings.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2021 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Cites mrobot · 2021-04 · on “The Rise of North Korea's Hacking Army”
Here is a video that contains some accusations of bribery of defectors and other shady business by NIS (Korean CIA) [this video]
Cites kleton · 2021-06 · on “Teaching open-source software in North Korea”
There are some people who "defected" accidentally. By happenstance they visited family in China expecting to return but got tricked by human traffickers and ended up in South Korea as defectors. There are a few of these people who say they want to go home. [this video]
Cites drekk · 2022-01 · on “Tips to grow your North Korean Startup”
One thing I find more odd is how American audiences treat the DPRK while also supporting the continued military puppet state that is the ROK. There were also a "lot of sources" supporting WMDs in Iraq. When what you're saying is the state department narrative it's not going to receive pushback. The US killed 20% of Koreans on the peninsula and reduced it all to rubble. Forgive my skepticism at the "humanitarian intentions". Especially when there are financial incentives to become a defector [0] There are also documentaries produced locally [1] and you can very well go on Weibo yourself and speak to North Koreans. [0] [LINK] [1] [this video]