North Korean defectors struggle to adapt to new life in South Korea • FRANCE 24 English
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North Korean defectors struggle to adapt to new life in South Korea • FRANCE 24 English
Every year, North Koreans risk their lives trying to escape the regime in Pyongyang. For those who do manage to flee, neighbouring South Korea is the obvious destination. More than 34,000 North Korean defectors have entered the country since 1953. But they still find it difficult to adapt to life in a nation so geographically close to their own ...
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