• Nacktmull@lemm.eeEnglish
    33·
    11 months ago

    Then I really don´t get why they did not choose to flee to a western country that does not extradite to North Korea …

    • httpjames@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      13·
      11 months ago

      Usually the plan is to go to China and then flee to a friendlier country. There are also people in China who work with North Koreans to help them defect.

    • TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      They don’t usually have a choice. Other borders are much more well defended, for the reason that China will deport any Nk refugees they find.

    • DefiantBidet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      bc its not easy or cheap or feasible to a lot of people:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbXxR73QDY0

      or if you prefer a bbc link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q42kRVCCkcQ

      edit 2 : if i recall a vid i watched long ago - the closest “western” country that won’t send them back is either Cambodia or Laos - which means they have to travel the entirety of China - a country that loves to send them back - to get to that country. not easy as china is huge.

      • Nacktmull@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        the closest “western” country that won’t send them back is either Cambodia or Laos

        I thought that would be South Korea but of course I am aware there is one hell of a border in between. Maybe Japan by boat would be more realistic? I just hate that in general people are not free to go where they want in this world. National states are a terrible structure.