In the USSR, interrogators were assigned to make people confess. Many knew the person was actually innocent. Michael Malice was in an interview recently about his new book, and he talked about a man who refused to confess, so the guards raped his daughter in front of him. He confessed, and she later took her life anyway.

I visited a museum in Moldova with an exhibit dedicated to the thousands who were taken away by the Soviets for sedition. Many never returned.

In the DPRK, they likely have a slave economy. Saying anything against the party can be death for your entire family.

There is real evil in this world. Some countries might "do what it takes to survive" ... you're likely better off in Russia than North Korea right now. The CCP has the Uighurs ...

I don't think most people understand just how bad it has gotten, and how bad it still is, in many parts of the world.