What Happens After North Koreans Escape to South Korea?

What happens after North Koreans escape to South Korea?

I had never been on an airplane before and I did not know anyone who had. After escaping from North Korea and escaping through China, Laos, and Thailand, I was on my way to South Korea. The airplane took off into the sky and outside the window, the clouds looked soft and peaceful. For the first time in months, I felt like I could breathe. I leaned back and spoke to the woman behind me. “I’m so excited,” I said. “Now it’s all coming true. I’m fly…

Record high North Korean defectors working in South Korea

Those who get caught escaping are punished with brutal torture and imprisonment.