North Korea is considered one of the few countries in the world, about which the rest of the world knows very little, because the news from there comes out with great difficulty.
An aspect of the lives of common people in North Korea came to the fore when a mother-daughter shared their story of escape from there with the BBC. Watch this report by BBC correspondent Jean Mackenzie.
Mother-daughter who left North Korea told a painful story, said freedom to live and not to die shoo
North Korea remains a mystery to the outside world after a woman refused to keep quiet for providing information about Kim Jong-un despite death threats.
Pyongyang. The world is eager to know about North Korea and its dictator Kim Jong-Un, but this is a country from where information comes out very filtered. In the rule of a dictator, it is considered a crime to send the information of his country outside the country.
He does not want to allow the information of his state to reach other places, even after that if someone tries to do so and is caught, then he will be punished and killed. Then, whoever it may be. No one gets pardon in the rule of a dictator, whether he is a common man or an army officer.
Disclosing any kind of information about North Korea can be extremely dangerous, whistleblowers in this country know that they are putting their lives at risk if they do. It is strictly forbidden to go across the border or exchange any kind of information under the dictator's rule. For this reason, the people of the outside world do not even know how the people living in North Korea live, what is their standard of living.
A few years ago, a teenage girl fled from North Korea to South Korea with her mother, these days she talks openly about North Korea and the dictatorship of Kim Jong-Un there. This girl also participated in a satirical TV show.
This girl was told by a North Korean spy that if you do not keep quiet, the dictator will definitely take revenge on you. Then the girl said that she will not remain silent, she will tell everyone about North Korea and the atrocities of the dictator. Everyone has the right to know about the realities of the dictator. The girl refused to keep quiet.
Mother daughter's life saved
The name of this girl is Yeon Mi Park. She was 16 when she planned to escape from North Korea with her mother. Yeon tells that when she was 16 years old, she made up her mind to leave North Korea with her mother and father. She ran away with her family members for two years and then reached South Korea. In fact, Yon's father told his wife and daughter after being tortured by the government that they will run away from here because they are saddened by the dictator's rule and torture. It was on their father's advice that these people planned to escape from North Korea.
Father diagnosed with cancer while hiding in China
He bribed officials at the kingdom's border before hiding in China and trekking across the Gobi Desert to reach Mongolia. They have any, There was no guide to help them travel to the South Korean embassy in Mongolia. After arriving in South Korea, these people wanted to start a new life. During this journey, both of them remained hidden in China for several months. At the same time, Yeon Mi Park's father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, with doctors telling him that a cancer patient would live for at most three months.
Excess told in Australian TV show
In 2014, she told the Australian TV show 'Dateline' that she could not sleep at night, knowing what might happen to her if she was caught by the authorities. He used to worry about saving his body as well. He told me that's why Sad that my father was dying, the only worry was about what she would be able to do with his body if the father died and how would she save herself. When I could not hide my body anywhere, then where could I hide the body of a dead person. Couldn't even think about it.
When the father died, the daughter burnt the dead body herself.
Meanwhile, his father died. Then he paid two men to help him carry his father's dead body to a deserted place. The night-time was chosen when everyone was asleep. After that, his body had to be buried. He said that I felt sorry for burying my father in this way, felt guilty, but it is true and also a reality that in North Korea you cannot even relax, you are not even allowed to perform the last rites there.
We got his body up at 3 in the morning, when everyone was sleeping. Then he himself set his body on fire. I was sitting there, it was very cold. That Time, was none that could be called. At that time there was no one to attend my father's funeral.
Kept running for 24 hours then reached the last stop
After this, my mother and I walked non-stop for 24 hours till we reached the last stop in the Gobi Desert. We knew that if we stopped and were caught by the army men, our death was certain. Ms. Park then spoke out against the North Korean regime and explained why she continues to risk her life by criticizing Kim Jong-un's state. He told me the detective told me that seriously, you are in danger, and you have to change all your information. But I said no because my name, Park Yeon- me, is my inheritance from my father, the only one he left me. I am very proud of my name so that it is okay if I die. I mean, I have already experienced this freedom, so I am satisfied. At least I can say that I have done something for my people in North Korea. They will get inspiration from somewhere to raise their voice.
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