December 29th, 2011 at 8:39PM
“Shin Dong-hyuk, a North Korean defector, shows scars on his leg during a press conference in Seoul, 29 October 2007. He said he was injured while fleeing a prison camp where he was born and spent 22 years.” Note: This is the the only person to have been born and raised in a North Korean prison camp and to have escaped to the West.  His story has been translated into English and will be released in March of 2012.

“Shin Dong-hyuk, a North Korean defector, shows scars on his leg during a press conference in Seoul, 29 October 2007. He said he was injured while fleeing a prison camp where he was born and spent 22 years.”

Note: This is the the only person to have been born and raised in a North Korean prison camp and to have escaped to the West.  His story has been translated into English and will be released in March of 2012.

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    today… It was seriously chilling..
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    This kind of shit makes me irritated at the whole kony thing. This shit has been going on in North Korea and just...
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    Just read this article about it. It’s mind-blowing.
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    read an article about this man...his life growing up
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    Brb, having feelings all over this
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    Kat, I though you might want to see this.
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    watched his story/talk before, so creepy yet sad.
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    interested, LiNK brought him...talk on his experience,...you...
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    Everyone should watch the documentary on this young man. Too heartbreaking..
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