Celebrity Defector
September 4, 2014 12:51 PM   Subscribe

Park Yeonmi shares the story of her treacherous escape from North Korea to South Korea. (Video - transcript available). Also interviewed is Mrs. Lee, a defector who attempted to escape North Korea 9 times before finally succeeding; she describes her brutal experience in the prison camps.

Related: Hannah Song, CEO of Liberty in North Korea (a nonprofit that provides support to refugees), gives a talk on life in North Korea.

To learn more about life in the prison camps, see "Escape from Camp 14" (book / documentary), the story of Shin Dong Hyuk's life growing up in a prison camp and his eventual escape.

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posted by Librarypt (1 comment total) 21 users marked this as a favorite
 
I'm a donator to LINK for huh about 7? years now and they've been consistently quietly doing good work helping refugees build lives and raising awareness. Thanks for the articles and links.
posted by viggorlijah at 7:46 PM on September 4, 2014 [1 favorite]


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