How do people who escape North Korea to South Korea? Considering the DMZ is nothing but a huge minefield, how do they navigate that?

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• Akh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Mostly through China. It is risky and if caught, they will most certainly send you back, but many chance it. Cross into China in remote areas, sneak south, cross back into south Korea

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• OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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• FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  A common way is to escape via China. Some North Koreans are able to get work visas and make their escape while abroad. They will have help along the way, or they won’t make it far.

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• mHtt@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  zerg rush sometimes, incredible tragic.

  we only hear about the ones that got out could be 10’s of thousands or hundreds of thousands tho tried over the years, maybe even millions. difficult to prove a negative.

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  • Redditmodstouchgrass@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s drives me absolutely fucking batty when you see tourists come back from there and sing NK’s praises when all this is just… here out in the open.

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• hexagonwin@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  namu.wiki/w/탈북/과정과 사례

  i recommend reading this page with a translator

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