North Korean Defectors

Have you guys watched this video?

I nearly cried watching this video. She is Yeonmi Park, a girl who successfully escaped from North Korea after facing many many difficulties. While we don't know what is really happening behind the doors, if all the things that she said are true, then I really hope we can help those who are still trapped inside of the country...

Many North Koreans defected since the division of Korea after the World War II and the Korean War. Most of them have strong reasons which are political, ideology, religious, and economic reasons. The North Korean famine, which lasts from 1994 to 1998 increased the number of defectors. This is reasonable, because with the condition of the country where around 3.5 million people died because of starvation, naturally North Koreans would seek a more promising place to live in.

At first I thought that all North Korean defectors left their homeland due to economic and ideological differences only. But then after hearing about the regimes of North Korean current and former leaders and hearing stories about how they are being oppressed over there really sparked something in me.

The video above has about 1.8 million views on YouTube site, and till today, it is still increasing. While it isn't a big number for a video on YouTube, it is certainly a big number for a speech video. I really hope people will be more aware of this problem.