What North Korean defectors are telling the world on YouTube
1 year, 6 months ago

What North Korean defectors are telling the world on YouTube

Al Jazeera  

Some young North Korean defectors in South Korea are using social media to challenge prejudices. Some young North Korean defectors have taken to social media to challenge misguided prejudices in South Korea, their new home. Over the last two decades, around 30,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea for a better life. In this episode: Johanna Hoes,, producer/reporter, The Listening Post at Al Jazeera English Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ruby Zaman with Amy Walters and Alexandra Locke.

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In South Korea, a TV show airing North Korean defectors’ stories is riling Kim Jong Un’s regime
1 year, 8 months ago

In South Korea, a TV show airing North Korean defectors’ stories is riling Kim Jong Un’s regime

ABC  

For Hee-Jin Ryu, there was something about the way people professed their love for each other on South Korean television that first kindled her doubts about North Korea. A 2019 survey of North Korean defectors living in South Korea found that 60 per cent of the 400 people interviewed had access to international media before their escape. "Our show is …

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