First tourists allowed in North Korea after 5-year lockdown get glimpse of 'bleak' life
- Posted on March 3, 2025
- By The Daily Star
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First tourists allowed in North Korea after 5-year lockdown get glimpse of 'bleak' life

The secretive country closed its borders five years ago, shutting out aid workers, diplomats and foreign travellers, but last week the first Western tourists were allowed back in – this is what they saw