A North Korean defector pulled off a death-defying escape to South Korea, evading border guards with orders to shoot on sight.
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://san.com/cc/north-korean-defector-escapes-wrapped-in-foam-and-swimming-for-10-hours/
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That was actually my intro to lemmy–not knowing who hexies were and arguing with them that if you want a real opinion about NK you should ask the citizens. But oh wait you can’t bc they live under a dictator who won’t allow info in and out. Of course that meant I was a shitlib who only knows western propaganda 🙄
Edit: oh noes, the tankies found me!