Risking near-certain death to escape from North Korea

No one is really sure how many North Koreans manage to escape each year, but we do know that far fewer are getting out. Since Kim Jong-un took power at the end of 2011, the number of defectors who make it to South Korea has dropped by more than 40 per cent.
Monday 12 May 2014
No one is really sure how many North Koreans manage to escape each year, but we do know that far fewer are getting out. Since Kim Jong-un took power at the end of 2011, the number of defectors who make it to South Korea has dropped by more than 40 per cent.