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About Lee Hyeon-seo
North Korean defector and activist
Lee Hyeon-seo is a North Korean defector and activist based in Seoul, South Korea. She is best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names. She escaped North Korea and later helped guide her family out of the country through China and Laos. Her public work centers on defection, survival, and the difficult choices faced by people leaving North Korea.
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- “It was very shocking for me to read newspapers that openly criticised the government in South Korea. That is…”Lee Hyeon-seo
- “When I was growing up, my mum was doing illegal smuggling with China. Sometimes she would see a fortune telle…”Lee Hyeon-seo
- “The border crossing is the most dangerous moment for anyone attempting to escape. But my brother and mother h…”Lee Hyeon-seo
- “We refugees, we become always a punchbag. A political punchbag between China and South Korea and North Korea.”Lee Hyeon-seo
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