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Weekend: Hunger and oppression in North Korea

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Hunger and oppression in North Korea

17/06/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Hunger and oppression in North Korea

Defector tells of the harsh realities of life inside North Korea

Defector tells of the harsh realities of life inside North Korea.

Ever since the pandemic, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un, has made it harder for people to leave the country, but information is still getting out. The BBC has learnt of people dying of hunger in the country. 

We speak to Timothy Cho, who was born in North Korea and defected twice and who now campaigns with Open Doors, which supports persecuted Christians around the world.

Also in the programme: African leaders are due to meet President Putin in St Petersburg in an attempt to mediate in the conflict in Ukraine; and walking through China's rural south west.

Photo: a man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, at Seoul Railway Station in May 2023. Credit: Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images

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