SEOUL, South Korea — One North Korean defector in Seoul describes her family back home quietly singing Christian hymns every Sunday while someone stood watch for informers. These accounts from interviews with The Associated Press provide a small window into how underground Christians in North Korea struggle to maintain their faith amid persistent crackdowns. North Korea has previously arrested South Korean and American missionaries for allegedly attempting to build underground church networks or overthrow its government. “From an outside perspective, there is absolutely no religious freedom in North Korea,” said Kim Yun Tae, who isn’t religious. was sent back again to North Korea, she began evangelical work with money she received regularly from outside missionary groups.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2019 10:07 UTC