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Escaping North Korea

Every year, thousands of North Koreans risk their lives in hopes of a better future, but freedom isn't always guaranteed once they cross the border. Go inside a refugee's journey.
Information provided by Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)
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North Korea shelters

Once across the border in China, North Korean refugees hide in shelters until they can be rescued. Similar to the Underground Railroad of 19th-century America that saved more than 30,000 slaves, the modern-day underground railroad comprises a network of safe houses and escape routes from North Korea to China, Mongolia, Russia and Southeast Asia.

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