"I escaped a North Korean prison camp" - Shin Dong-hyuk's Survivor Story

Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Kaechon #14, one of the world's harshest labor camps. His parents were political prisoners, declared enemies of the state for having committed minor offenses against the North Korean regime. Shin was routinely subjected to torture and knew nothing of the outside world until his escape at the age of 23.

Today he is on a mission to tell the world his story. And to remind us of the estimated 200,000 other forced laborers currently languishing under the regime of Kim Jong-un.

Produced by Todd Krainin.

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[Usul573]

You aren't that insane.

Are you?

[BrothaJeff]

because of oil, man.

[hewillmakeaway]

This video must be not good enough to explain it to you. Try this /watch?v=badI_rXNDao

[graqu]

North Korea is garbage left over from the cold war...

[Or1Equils]

and who wants to fuck with china



[Ko Wan]

someone needs to murder that sicko that created all this disaster in NK!!!

[Cameron McClease]

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[Yan Brassard]

Easy answer : China. The geopolitical context is very different.

[samuils]

Last I checked China is doing business with N. Korea, should be plenty for them to live at least ok. Borders are open to leave, farewell

[Alesandro delPiero]

This so hard to watch O my god what kind of man that N.Korea presiden is? Wow such an idiot