Every day, 25 million North Korean people live in the most oppressive country in the world.
Their reality includes:
Public execution
No freedom of movement
Enforced poverty
No freedom of movement
Restriction of foreign media
Forced abortions
Prolonged starvation
Public execution
No freedom of movement
Enforced poverty
Forced abortions
Public execution
Prolonged starvation
Enforced poverty
But no regime lasts forever
And by focusing so much on North Korean leadership and weapons we’ve missed some very basic human truths – that the most interesting thing about North Korea are the people themselves.
Everyday, the North Korean people are fighting back, quietly driving changes both inside and outside of the country.
“When I first started contacting my family back in North Korea after I resettled in South Korea, they didn’t believe that I was doing well here…”