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What I learned about freedom after escaping North Korea

TED 2019Apr 201910 min4743969 views

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"North Korea is unimaginable," says human rights activist Yeonmi Park, who escaped the country at the age of 13. Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood, she reflects on the fragility of freedom -- and shows how change can be achieved even in the world's darkest places.