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North Korea defectors: Meet young people who have fled from North to South Korea
9 Jul 2019
9 July 2019
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To enjoy the CBBC Newsround website at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. WATCH: The girls who managed to escape from North Korea
Every year, over 1,000 people escape from North Korea - one of the most secretive countries in the world. They do this because in North Korea, people have to live by very strict rules. A lot of people - including children - try to escape in order to have more freedom in their lives. Many flee via China in the hope of making it to South Korea - North Korea's less strict neighbour. Newsround has been to South Korea to meet young people who've managed to escape and who now live in South Korea. Find out more about the issue below.