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"In North Korea, leaving or escaping is an act of terrorism. Many escapees are executed and their families are labeled as traitors and discriminated against for three generations." Human rights activist Timothy Cho, one of the few thousand people who have managed to escape North Korea in recent decades, tells us this in an exclusive interview. Governed by the dictatorship of President Kim Jong-un, the country is one of the most isolated places in the world: its citizens, in fact, cannot travel and do not even know what a passport is. But what does it really mean to live in North Korea, what are the rules to follow and what is the current situation? 00:00 Interview with Timothy Cho, the activist who escaped from North Korea 01:36 How is it possible that you cannot escape from North Korea? 05:36 Do North Koreans know the rest of the world? 08:11 Is Kim Jong-un perceived as a deity? 09:52 How did you escape North Korea? 12:27 The first escape attempt 16:00 The arrest and the experience in prison in North Korea 17:36 The second attempt: freedom 21:02 What is your mission now? 22:52 Timothy: «Freedom is not a given» OUR RECOMMENDED VIDEOS: • Why Putin walks like a gunman... • China's moves today between war and r... #northkorea #interview #geopop