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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by Osmium on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @07:26PM (#5216744)
I just read this whole story, and I can scarcely comprehend it's real. I just don't quite know what to say. What are you meant to do when you read something like that?
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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by deliminator on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @08:07PM (#5216929)
One possibility is to inform yourself more.

FYI

The best resource I found so far is http://www.dailynk.com/english/ . At least one more story like the OP's can be found here http://www.dailynk.com/english/sub_list_last.php?page=1&...

There is an organization that tries to do something about this http://libertyinnorthkorea.org/ . They have some videos as well that are worth watching http://www.youtube.com/user/linkglobal

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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by InclinedPlane on Thursday February 14, 2013 @01:59AM (#5218161)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Hyun_Hui
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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by regnum on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @07:57PM (#5216887)
His biography titled Escape from Camp 14 is well worth a listen to get more details.

http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B007MHIXJY&qid...

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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by martswite on Thursday February 14, 2013 @06:55AM (#5219035)
I am currently reading this due to another post about this same guy a couple of weeks back. I would highly recommend it, though it is truly upsetting, I have to keep reminding myself that what this man went through was/is real.

OP link does seem to gloss over some of the finer details explained in the book.

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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by bfe on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @11:02PM (#5217629)
I get that feeling every time I read about North Korea. At the very least, the ongoing tragedy there thrives in the absence of attention. Imagine how much outcry and public pressure for action there would be if there were video footage of these concentration camps on the news every day. At the very least, helping give it more exposure and awareness could help build momentum for more meaningful action.
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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by atsaloli on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @08:36PM (#5217059)
The wrong thing to do is nothing.

I encourage you to work out what you could do that could help this situation, anything, and do it.

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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by Tichy on Thursday February 14, 2013 @04:03AM (#5218551)
What are you doing?
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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by atsaloli on Thursday February 14, 2013 @01:01PM (#5220782)
Donating time (my labor) and money to effective non-profit organizations that promote human rights. Endeavoring to improve myself so I can do more to help others. Encouraging others to get active.
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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by atsaloli on Friday February 15, 2013 @08:11PM (#5229847)
"When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit to the glories of love. When evil men would seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo, good men must bring into being a real order of justice."

Martin Luther King

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Re:I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea by belorn on Thursday February 14, 2013 @01:01PM (#5220780)
One reaction I get is a lack of fear of their nuclear tests. Rather, I welcome them as each time it might be enough to push larger countries to actually fix the situation.
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