North Koreans reveal their perilous journey to freedom from China | 101 East Documentary

China is expelling record numbers of North Korean defectors, instilling fear and desperation in this vulnerable community. In October 2023, 600 North Koreans were forcibly deported in the largest repatriation in years. Human rights groups say the defectors, who North Korea calls "traitors" and "criminals", have disappeared since their return, and warn they may face imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, and even execution.

101 East has exclusive access inside this secretive world, where defectors share harrowing stories of survival, human trafficking and their fragile dreams of finding a safe haven.

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