HOW TO ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA

  

Sadlly,  North Korea isn’t famous for its beautiful landscapes and architecture, but for its infamous regime. North Korea, or D.P.R.K (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) is anything but democratic. It is considered the most dangerous country in the world and also the most impenetrable one. I saw several videos about North Korea and all of them they highlight the    strict rules they have about everything from their dressing code, to their hair style, and even about their behaviour before the portraits of the leaders, which are spread all over the country. 

For example, it is prohibited to take photos in which the whole leaders’ bodies aren’t in the picture. You can be arrested, only for something like that. The supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, stated  that they accept all religions, but that’s not true. The only “religion” they accept and impose is their ideology , JUCHE: the leader is god. Furthermore, it is the only Necrocracy in the world. Dead leaders Kim il sung and Kim Jong il still have a political role. These are  only a few pieces of  information about this country, but I want to tell you more in one of my future articles.

How to escape?

To enter in D.P.R.K you have to call an agency that is in contact with the Korean government and it is the government to decide the tourist programs, what you can see  and what you can’t see. But if someone wants to leave the country  as a migrant or to definitely escape from D.P.R.K? North Korea borders with South Korea, with China and Russia. There are a few chances.  If someone wants to escape and earn money to send it to their families, they can overcome the border asking for hospitality to Christian churches in China. But the Chinese government prohibits help to Koreans who leave their country. Once discovered by the Chinese government they are sent back.   

 

There are brokers who help people to escape. These brokers, usually one in China and the other one in North Korea, (with special permissions), organize the crossing of the rivers that constitute the northern border, and they give the fugitives fake documents. Once the Koreans are free they still have to defend themselves from the Chinese government whoc can recognize them (also for their small body caused by bad nutrition) and repatriate them. The best solution for Koreans is to go to a country different from China, especially South Korea, because here escapees receive education and also help to find a house and a job.

They can also go to countries like Laos or Vietnam  and decide to live there or to move to South Korea. This is the best solution but, certainly,  not an easy one. The fake documents are very expensive and South Korea is a very modern and chaotic country, so different from  North Korea so it’s difficult for them to settle in it.

 

 

It’s impossible to overcome the Southern border because it is constituted by the DMZ: the Demilitarized Zone. It is the most dangerous border in the world.

Another solution is to overcome the Russian border and find a job in Russia, but Koreans here are treated as slaves. So the best solution, perhaps,   is to escape helped by a broker to obtain fake documents and move to other countries s refugees.

I really hope these people can find a solution in the future, but the frightening thing is that North Korean population is said to be happy to live in their country. Can that be true?

DAVID, 5sc