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North Koreans tell BBC they are stuck and waiting to die - BBC News
Three North Koreans want to tell the world about the situation in the country.
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North Korea leader Kim Jong says he will "thoroughly annihilate" U.S., South Korea if provoked
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Everyone votes, but there is no choice in North Korean elections
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North Korea held its five-yearly parliamentary election on March 10, the second time the polls have been held since Kim Jong-un came to power.
But in keeping with one of Pyongyang's most enduring slogans – "Single-minded unity" – the red ballot sheets only have a single name of the local Workers' Party of Korea-selected candidate.
In 2014, a similar election was described as attracting a 99.9 per cent turnout rate, with 100 per cent of votes cast in favour of Kim’s ruling party.
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Why Some North Korean Defectors Want to Go Back
Nearly 34,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since figures were first collected in 1998. While the number of new arrivals dropped to a trickle in recent years due to strict Covid controls in North Korea and China, they are almost certain to start rising again now that border constraints are easing.
For many, the journey is arduous. Since the border between the two Koreas is one of the most militarized in the world, almost all defectors first flee to China until they can gather enough money to reach a third country, such as Thailand. Then they can apply for asylum in South Korea, which grants them citizenship after a security screening.
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North Koreans tell BBC they are stuck and waiting to die - BBC News
Three North Koreans want to tell the world about the situation in the country.
They expose, for the first time, the disaster unfolding there since the governme...
Three North Koreans want to tell the world about the situation in the country.
They expose, for the first time, the disaster unfolding there since the government sealed the borders more than three years ago starvation, brutal crackdowns and no chance to escape.
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Three North Koreans want to tell the world about the situation in the country.
They expose, for the first time, the disaster unfolding there since the government sealed the borders more than three years ago starvation, brutal crackdowns and no chance to escape.
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North Korea leader Kim Jong says he will "thoroughly annihilate" U.S., South Korea if provoked
North Korea test-fired its most advanced ballistic missile on Dec. 18. Experts say Kim could increase testing of ICBMs capable of reaching the U.S. in response ...
North Korea test-fired its most advanced ballistic missile on Dec. 18. Experts say Kim could increase testing of ICBMs capable of reaching the U.S. in response to this year's presidential election.
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How the Kim Dynasty Took Over North Korea | History
North Korea hasn’t always been under the totalitarian rule of the Kim regime. Foreign enablers and internal strife have completely reshaped the region over the ...
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21 strange rules in Kim Jong un's North Korea
North Korea never ceases to amaze the world. Despite the fact that this country is closed to ordinary tourists and are unlikely to see any photos from there on ...
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Inside the North Korean Worker's Party Congress
Will Ripley takes us inside the Worker's Party Congress in Pyongyang. CNN was granted unprecedented access to the party's first meeting in 36 years.
Will Ripley takes us inside the Worker's Party Congress in Pyongyang. CNN was granted unprecedented access to the party's first meeting in 36 years.
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Will Ripley takes us inside the Worker's Party Congress in Pyongyang. CNN was granted unprecedented access to the party's first meeting in 36 years.
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44:24
Dictator's Dilemma (Full Episode) | North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator
Examining the mind of Kim Jong Un, we explore the unpredictable leader as he forges a future for his country while maintaining control of its people. An intimat...
Examining the mind of Kim Jong Un, we explore the unpredictable leader as he forges a future for his country while maintaining control of its people. An intimate archive takes us inside the Kim family including his ascendant sister, and with an exclusive interview with a duped assassin we learn how Kim arranged the assassination of his half-brother in an audacious airport attack.
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Daily Life of a North Korean
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Everyone votes, but there is no choice in North Korean elections
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North Korea held its five-yearly parliamentary election on March 10, the second...
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North Korea held its five-yearly parliamentary election on March 10, the second time the polls have been held since Kim Jong-un came to power.
But in keeping with one of Pyongyang's most enduring slogans – "Single-minded unity" – the red ballot sheets only have a single name of the local Workers' Party of Korea-selected candidate.
In 2014, a similar election was described as attracting a 99.9 per cent turnout rate, with 100 per cent of votes cast in favour of Kim’s ruling party.
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North Korea held its five-yearly parliamentary election on March 10, the second time the polls have been held since Kim Jong-un came to power.
But in keeping with one of Pyongyang's most enduring slogans – "Single-minded unity" – the red ballot sheets only have a single name of the local Workers' Party of Korea-selected candidate.
In 2014, a similar election was described as attracting a 99.9 per cent turnout rate, with 100 per cent of votes cast in favour of Kim’s ruling party.
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10:19
North Korea's Kim dynasty- BBC News
BBC's John Sweeney profiles the Kim dynasty and speaks to those who experienced the regime first-hand.
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8:15
Why Some North Korean Defectors Want to Go Back
Nearly 34,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since figures were first collected in 1998. While the number of new arrivals dropped to a trickle in re...
Nearly 34,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since figures were first collected in 1998. While the number of new arrivals dropped to a trickle in recent years due to strict Covid controls in North Korea and China, they are almost certain to start rising again now that border constraints are easing.
For many, the journey is arduous. Since the border between the two Koreas is one of the most militarized in the world, almost all defectors first flee to China until they can gather enough money to reach a third country, such as Thailand. Then they can apply for asylum in South Korea, which grants them citizenship after a security screening.
Their resettlement should in theory be easier because they’re moving to a country with a common language, culture and traditions. But North Korea’s decades of isolation and lack of uncensored information has caused a wide rift with South Korea.
Once North Koreans arrive, South Korea offers an initial settlement funding of 9 million won ($6,900), vocational training and subsidies for employers for hiring defectors. Many live near each other in blocks of inexpensive apartments, oftentimes the so-called 25-square-meter “rental apartments” provided by the government.
When the support runs out, they must provide for themselves — often leading to grim outcomes.
The unemployment rate for defectors is about twice the national average. Many older defectors retain a northern Korean accent, making them stand out each time they speak. Others bear scars such as psychological trauma or physical problems such as lung damage from digging for coal in unsafe mines with no protective equipment.
Nearly 90% of defectors in Seoul said they’ve had trouble settling into their new homes after a decade, according to a 2022 study from the Seoul Institute. North Korean defectors between 2017 and 2021 experienced suicidal impulses more than double the rate of South Korea population, which is already among the highest in the world, according to a survey from the Seoul Institute.
In some cases, leaving could prove fatal for family members who don’t flee. Lee, who defected to South Korea in 2017, and only gave her surname due to safety concerns, could only afford to bring one of her sons with her. When the North Korean authorities found out about her defection, they beat her oldest son to death.
“I am so lonely,” Lee said. “I want to go back and die there — South Korea is as suffocating as the North.”
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Nearly 34,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since figures were first collected in 1998. While the number of new arrivals dropped to a trickle in recent years due to strict Covid controls in North Korea and China, they are almost certain to start rising again now that border constraints are easing.
For many, the journey is arduous. Since the border between the two Koreas is one of the most militarized in the world, almost all defectors first flee to China until they can gather enough money to reach a third country, such as Thailand. Then they can apply for asylum in South Korea, which grants them citizenship after a security screening.
Their resettlement should in theory be easier because they’re moving to a country with a common language, culture and traditions. But North Korea’s decades of isolation and lack of uncensored information has caused a wide rift with South Korea.
Once North Koreans arrive, South Korea offers an initial settlement funding of 9 million won ($6,900), vocational training and subsidies for employers for hiring defectors. Many live near each other in blocks of inexpensive apartments, oftentimes the so-called 25-square-meter “rental apartments” provided by the government.
When the support runs out, they must provide for themselves — often leading to grim outcomes.
The unemployment rate for defectors is about twice the national average. Many older defectors retain a northern Korean accent, making them stand out each time they speak. Others bear scars such as psychological trauma or physical problems such as lung damage from digging for coal in unsafe mines with no protective equipment.
Nearly 90% of defectors in Seoul said they’ve had trouble settling into their new homes after a decade, according to a 2022 study from the Seoul Institute. North Korean defectors between 2017 and 2021 experienced suicidal impulses more than double the rate of South Korea population, which is already among the highest in the world, according to a survey from the Seoul Institute.
In some cases, leaving could prove fatal for family members who don’t flee. Lee, who defected to South Korea in 2017, and only gave her surname due to safety concerns, could only afford to bring one of her sons with her. When the North Korean authorities found out about her defection, they beat her oldest son to death.
“I am so lonely,” Lee said. “I want to go back and die there — South Korea is as suffocating as the North.”
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- published: 29 Mar 2023
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