I spent a day with NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS

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Worst part about this is it isn’t history. People live like this today and there nothing we can do to help them.

the fact that young girls are forced to join his harem is just viIe. What fking monster.

I have a friend from North Korea and her story is so similar to these, i also had asked her "what did you know about the other countries/ the outside world?" And she kinda laughed and said " imagine attack on titan, we only know what we've seen, outside of that, nothing" she's a true sweetheart and to lighten the mood, added a bit of a joke of her favourite anime.

I went to school with a guy who defected from N. Korea, he said he was thankful to be able to live in America and he was surprised by how different things were, but that his mom was still terrified and she had changed every part of her identity even getting plastic surgery to change her appearance. She wouldn’t go out in public ever and she refused to sign anything for her son, I can only imagine the level of fear she had that she would get caught despite being safe

We cannot forget the fact that Anthony is one of the most understanding and non-judgemental people of all time.

My family doctor is in his 70s. He was born in North Korea and his family escaped when he was a baby. His parents carried him into South Korea after they walked for days, slept in buildings that were half standing and bribed guards with everything they had. To have him go through what he did and make it all the way to America after graduating medical school makes me so proud to know him. I’m 40 and he’s been my dr since I was 5. The stories he’s shared.. I just have so much respect for the people featured. So brave.

As a mother, I can’t imagine the devastation of the mother who had to contemplating take her own kids life to save them from torture if caught. What an impossible situation to be in.

I'm extremely proud of Lucy and Cherie. I hope they enjoy their well earned and deserved freedom, and their hamburgers

Bruh imagine 400 people chasing/hunting you down with the intent to hurt you? That sounds terrifying!

These women are so brave for telling their stories. I am just stunned at what they had to go through and what the citizens of North Korea have to go through.

Cherie saying "its so disguting" and laughing when talking about even touching Kim Jong-un was hilarious

The scariest fact, is that if you hear more of the survivors stories, these two girls had better lives than other people. They were from the higher class and probably from the cities, since they don’t talk about public executions or seeing starved corpses and even could watch foreign movies. Instead, one was actually selected to live a “good life”, but escaped. They can even have call phones, instead of having their family sent to camp

This is why I should appreciate every little thing I have in Canada.

the fact that there might be a lot of people failed trying to escape is sad.

I know that it’s a much less horrific experience, but my friend was accused of “extremism” (which basically means being an opposition) by Russian government and had to flee to Lithuania as a refugee to escape imprisonment. She told me she was literally crying out of happiness and relief that she was finally safe and free after days of trembling in fear for her freedom. I’m so glad all these people managed to escape from their country, but I feel bad for those who had to stay. I hope someday all countries will be free of dictatorship and no one will have to experience all this suffering to live a normal life anymore 😥

I escape North Korea in 2005 when I was 14 and it was like Lucy I had a broker come to me from china my sister hire and take me and my mom and dad from my town Manpo to over the china border to South Korea and it was very hard and stressful for me but the South Korean people in my new school was so nice they make me try to feel happy and hangout with me and buy me things and support me but it was still bad for me and I cry every day and I get depressed but now I live in New Jersey and I have a daughter and a son

The part of the razors and s**cide pills is fcking heartbreaking. I’m glad these women made it alive 🙏🏼

I really wish we could help these people take their country back, it’s awful seeing them suffer so much.

i cannot believe for the life of me that this is real life. it’s horrifying and disgusting. i hope someday everyone in north korea is able to experience freedom.