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Story Publication logo February 21, 2014

North Korea Escapees Break Silence

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With the same ruthless skill it uses to keep its population in check, North Korea also keeps...

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Each with a distinct story, these North Korean individuals risked everything to escape their home country's brutal totalitarian regime. In the years since, their responses to such horrific conditions have varied from activism in South Korea to a focus on healing.

To read the full text of this photo essay, go to NBC News.

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