N Korean refugees' perilous journey to freedom - 02 Oct 2008

An estimated 200,000 North Korean refugees are living illegally in other Asian countries, fleeing harsh conditions in their homeland.

Many of those escape into Thailand, making a long and dangerous journey down the Mekong River.

Al Jazeera's Selina Downes reports.

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• north
• korea
• refugees
• thailand

[blunt1984]

God Bless that women for showing regard for her fellow human beings!

[Joe40oz]

God bless her! What a woman!

[gqptyu]

@Tihbialdunav china doesn't tolerate NK refugees. If caught, they are sent straight back to NK authorities. That's why refugees try to evade to other countries like Mongolia or Thailand as these countries are much less harsh on them. Once they are there, they try to get into the South Korean embassies to seek asylum. This is not possible in China as the police guard them.

[everythingasian17]

Why is helping poor NK refugees still illegal in this century? Non-NK countries should team up to help these people.

[Tihbialdunav]

Why do they go to Thailan, which is sssso far away from South Korea?

[flyingpenguin111]

great thanks to thailand and thai people for this! will always be remembered!

[derekmanzano]

fuck off the scumbag.

[dongsoola]

BTW that 200,000 figure is totally stupid data that is made up.

about 10,000. oh man. now they are pushing it.

[dongsoola]

North Korea probably has least number of people who leave the country for better life than any other capitalistic country in the world.

South Korea has like 30 times more people who leaves the country than North Korea.

[dongsoola]

Why dont u make a video about California refugees who leaves California for cheaper home in mid-west.

OR all these mexican refugees who is going back to Mexico?

How about these American refugees who choose to live in South American where house and things are cheap?

BTW North Korea has no homeless.

[AmericanKosuPureSama]

To be honest and in my opinion. War is bad but many peopel donot learn their lessons from watching War movies, War documentaries, and even famke wars- can;t peopel understand that there is no need for War unless someone is invading them? War is bad i know that but many people do not learn like that AND from that. War is bad but going to war wit hNorth Korea is a must in my opinion- some just dont learn until it is too late. North korea is a country in help and we are the only ones that can help.