@@ChristopherGray00 The US government has wet dreams about this level of control. Why hasn't our government done anything to fix the water crisis in flint, MI . Because all the US government cares about is money. Did you know nancy pelosi makes over 100k a year? Both sides of the political spectrum in the US are corrupt. not just republicans, but both democrats and republicans, not much different from china's political system, china is a one party system, the US technically has many political parties but the only people who ever have a chance are those that align to one of the two main ones, being republican or democrat, i am certainly grateful for the privileges and freedoms i do have. However the US is being influenced by china. Hunter biden and Joe biden have both benefited from trade with both China and Russia and Ukraine. Biden isn't innocent. In fact the world Is laughing at the US right now.
@@jordan0183 and what are you comparing to? What is free to you? By all definitions, The USA is VERY free. You probably want free without accountability. That's often the message people like you want to say. But I'll let you explains
you’re a white man. this country was built for you so of course you’d take offense to my comment. if you’re not a straight, christian white male in this country you DONT belong. ask your fellow gays, trans, foreigners, blacks, if they feel “free” in this third world ass country & i’m sure they’ll tell you otherwise
I hope Kim Jong Fat Fu** watches these videos and reads the comments about what a fat tiny di**ed POS he is. He seems like the type who'd consume RUclips stories about himself while getting pegged. Stay strapped, America. Never, never, never, give up your 2A rights, so some pale Kim Jong wannabe with a stupid haircut can rise to power.
And this woman tells about the first one. Her gender, how many kids she gas, her general location and what she does. Why? Why risk her life or another who may have a similar profile? Stupid.
I read about the children in school fainting at their desks from no food , falling asleep and crying because they are so hungry . And that fat little beast has all kinds if delicacies .
Although I've can't know what most North Koreans think, I strongly believe that North Koreans wish freedom and because we have the freedom of speech to help them, we should do so if we truly care about them.
actually their are suffering because of western sanctions. which were meant to make people suffer and then west says, " look his people are suffering let us bomb him and destroy the country like we did in libya,syria,afghanistan palastine,yemen,somalia" etc
@@beng4647 theres no way you just compared your life in one of the best economies in the world to the lives of these people in NK. Get a grip, we’re doing fine in comparison
I live in Iran. If you live anywhere except North Korea, you should be thankful because, if you are not satisfied with your own country and government, at least you have the option to immigrate to other places. North Korea, on the other hand, is like a big prison with borders surrounding the entire country.
Thank you. Many don't understand this and are showing their ignorance. I tried to explain this to someone earlier: stop comparing the United States to NK, claiming the US is unfree too! They aren't even comparable and ppl sound like lunatics for thinking they are. Anywhere is more free than NK, but can you imagine how crazy you would have to be to think the US is anywhere near comparable to it?
I am poor and disabled. I cant move ANYWHERE. stop saying people can move freely like its a privilege. Because its not for some like us. Yall really forget disabled people exists.
@@twilightexposure8431 you think you're the only one in the comment section with problems? Lol if push came to shove you *could* a refugee. Yes they would take you as a refugee and you'd be able to get out. In NK they are LITERALLY trapped at the border. And if you needed to badly enough, you'd flee. Just like people do in NK, who cross rivers and travel miles across China to get to a safe country. For fucks sake. The point is you ARE more privileged than the average north Korean and the fact you can't acknowledge that makes you way more ignorant than you care to admit.
As a Chinese I am shocked to learn how bad the current situation is in North Korea. Growing up I've always heard stories of North Koreans trying to seek refuge in one of our local towns bordering the country. But I didn't know the people's lives got this bad after COVID. Here I am playing Diablo 4 at home while listening to RUclips and planning with my friends to go party at a KTV later this evening, while an entire country just a mile away is starving to death. I am so shocked. I'm also ashamed how our government is openly in support of North Korean's government.
You're ignoring the thousands and thousands who are languishing behind bars and possibly facing torture in the hideous Chinese prisons. You're also forgetting the millions of Uyghurs who are living in concentration camps like slaves. The Chinese regime is one of the few regime that are almost as evil as the North Korean regime.
@@Dion-rz3fz What’s interesting about (you people) & your alcoholism is that just a few years before the infamous potato famine, Ireland was the site of a massively successful temperance campaign led by the noted Catholic priest, Theobald Mathew. So successful was this campaign that between 1838 and 1841, their national alcohol consumption was cut in half.
So many useless comments, "My heart breaks for them"? You will forget about this video tommorow. Stop acting like you care... People from the west are so fake.
@@develer816 i agree, those people are themselves to blame... they could brake the system so easy.... weakness is never something to pity. If you want better future you got to sacrifice something...
The UK, US and Germany send bombs and other weapons for the IDF for doing what they are doing in Gaza. And the UK and US are bombing Yemenis who want to end this slaughter. What is your take on that? EU citizen, Christian, asking ..
Everyone ought to know he failed all his exams while he was at school in Switzerland. Didn’t learn anything since but cruelty inflicting pain and suffering to his people.
Rumour has it the _real_ reason he left Switzerland was because he flunked hard and his father wasn't impressed. Waste of money, waste of time, get home now. Most people believe it was because he was 'outed' and it was on security grounds, but I doubt that because he had excellent security and lived apart from the other students.
@@halfbakedproductions7887 i watched a video that said he fled back to NK because his mother was dying, whom his aunt and uncle he was living with in Switzerland related to. in fear they both fled to America and left Kim alone, so he had no choice but to go back early.
In the West, the individual is the basic unit that all of society is ordered around, and the power is diffused within rule by the many. In Asia, the emphasis is on the group, or the clan, and to govern so many, power is routed primarily through a few individuals. The defining issue of our era is deciding which system will dominate the other and triumph. Only one will be applied all over the world in the future. Its no longer about capitalist vs communist, that is yesteryear's conflict. And each system benefits some at the expense of others. The Chjnese or North Korean leaders say that in the West, ppl may not be starving to death, but that they are still wage slaves that are given the illusion of political choice. the system never adapts to address their problems, so ppl use drugs to dull the pain of being a voiceless consumer who will be forgotten bc they could not afford to start a family and worked for a corporation their entire life. The challenge of being blessed with wealth is actually more arduous than the challenge of poverty. Its why most lottery winners end up destroying their lives.
i just don’t believe any north korean would even risk telling these stories they have no trust and people and don’t know who are spies. if found out their whole family could be executed. these stories are fabricated but i’ve no doubt stuff like this goes on over there
How can the people of a country be prevented from leaving - hold them captive?! I can’t even fathom such a lack of freedom. The Kim family are monsters.
@@yayfly7349 because unfortunately China is on their side-ish, and if a western nation declared war China likely would not be happy and would aid North Korea. The last thing the CCP needs to see is their communist neighbor's regime fall, even if people know how bad it is, because that would worry the Chinese government that their people will want to transition to democracy/capitalism as well. It also has the possibility of becoming a nuclear if Kim's nukes are as capable as he says they are. Of course, the US could easily obliterate them with nukes but it's too risky a situation to risk China getting involved or even a potential nuclear strike on western soil. It's not like WWII where at the point the Allies liberated the concentration camps, the Nazis were already majorly losing the war, and had no shot at ever coming back, whereas North Korea still has a sort-of ally with China, and the regime won't collapse for another few decades. It's an all-around horrible situation and there really isn't much we can do about it without risking major consequences for ourselves.
Thank you to the BBC and all who helped them for being their voice The North Koreans who literally risk their lives to communicate the conditions are brave beyond measure
The situation just got more dangerous by posting this. I think most of us already know how bad it is. This evidence should be given to governments who should be secretly working to overthrow the government. Crimes against humanity should be dealt with harsh and swiftly. We drag our feet and show indifference, and now we have more nukes to worry about! We are all responsible for making the world a better place.
Hypocritical BBC. This once trustworthy service are heading down the same track with the new 'misinformation' 1984 mentality (and also taking Gates foundation funding) All this report is hearsay, and could easily be a propaganda script. Kim Jong is a prize 💩,but too many lies (proven over time) coming out of these institutions to trust ANYTHING they report. As for that UN waste of space - virtue signalling 'crime against humanity'. What, starving 3 million to death wasn't bad enough?
After knowing BBC, I'm pretty sure this is FALSE, should be reported for Misinformation. Any Country that has its own culture and is independent of the western countries is treated as a dictatorship by BBC. British Backward Cs
My grandfather was North Korean, his side of the family fled N.Korea a long time ago when he was a kid. When he passed away many, many years ago my family took his ashes and put them in river to float back to North Korea. He missed his home, and was saddened how N.Korea was still so bad, and how families still suffer.
RIP Grandfater of arkade N.Korea didn't change much in past 70 years they tried to show off but failed everytime they can't copy the success of china all they need to do is copy china footsteps but now they far gone things getting worse every year I know on day will come when people will stand against Kim when there is nothing to lose people will fight back
@@minwhalee6630Korea was not divided into North & South until 1945, so that means he would have fled when the entire country was under Japanese rule, not Kim Il Sungs.
@@ratboyyyyy I meant 1950 when the war started. He joined the South Korean army to fight in the war and met my grandmother in Busan where North Korea almost took over before the incheon landing
@@AdorableAdonis-ni9dq You haven't watched the video, have you? You clearly have no idea that North Korea's leadership has put the country under self-imposed blockade.
@@chongsun7872 The economic sanctions of Western Countries against nations , with the purpose of subduing them by starvation and decease as it has been done against Cuba,Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria. That happen too with Democratic Republic Of North Korea- Of course it is sad and heart breaking
@hermanoamor3606 the question is why those countries are not able to be self sufficient? There are records of million of funding flowing to North Korea but why, with large amount of plain soil, they still cannot self sufficient? Answer dictators spend all the money for their ruling purposes instead of helping the people
If you’re on the RUclips app and swipe the video down while it’s paused, you can read it: the last part says “The DPRK has always prioritised the interests of the people even at difficult times and has an unwavering commitment to the well-being of the people.”
I've been to South Korea several times, and in a splendorous city like Seoul, it's really easy to forget that this kind of horrible regime exists just 50 kilometers Northwest. I never visited the DMZ, because to me as a German, it's just too macabre to treat the border of a split country as a tourist attraction.
@@juliansmith4295 It was. I went there, but the East Germans were a bit more welcoming than the North Koreans. You could take a bus tour of East Berlin with an East German guide. Now, I've been to Panmunjom as well. There, you can only enter North Korea inside the Military Armistice Building - while North Korean soldiers gawk at you from outside through the windows. It feels *_so_* welcoming...
@@mosseisleyYT Thank you. I'll bet not many people have been to both of those split countries. I have an unrelated question: How are you able to type italics in RUclips comments (or does the word "so" in your last line just look like it on my screen)?
@@juliansmith4295 To type _italics,_ just put an underscore character before and after the word(s). To type *boldface,* just put an asterisk before and after the word(s). In either case, a punctuation mark (like those commas) must go before the second mark, or else things go haywire. You can even type *_both at once._*
This is horrible. It's sick. My heart hurts after seeing this segment. I've never been so grateful for this little corner of the world where I live. Free and safe. I can only wish the North Korean people the same freedom that I have.
And remember, this is what ALL of the Korean peninsula could have been under if America, Britain and the rest of the UN Coalition didn't save South Korea in the 50s from Kim Jong-Un's grandpa. Never forget that hellish regime in Pyongyang was the personal creation and project of Joseph Stalin.
Must be a very tiny corner. Free and safe? Or do you mean free from unpleasant thoughts and safe from nonexistent threats? I think those Koreans have it pretty good. I'd rather have an intestinal worm than suffer one more microagression.
This is propaganda. I have visited North Korea and believe me the people have housing supplied without any mortgages and different kinds of freedom we could only dream of here. It is a different system and for them it works. The US bombed North Korea catastrophically in 1953 and since then viciously sanctioned and tried to overthrow the government politically - so they have good reason to not trust the US and good on them for protecting themselves. We are upset with them that we cannot control them and so we have to constantly release these smear films about North Korea which is sad and pathetic.
I live in the Philippines, we are poor but still we can eat 3 times a day. We can ask foods from our neighbors in case we ran out of supplies. We can also ask for assistance from our public officials. My prayers for the people of north korea.
Me too, I’m from the Philippines, were a third world country, but a free country ❤❤, I thought we are that poor, thanks God, we have plenty of food to eat, we can wear jeans and we have internet
Life under the best circumstances can be hard enough at times. To live like this, watching kids, family, other human beings starving in front of you is cruel. The fact it's done with intention is heartbreaking.
@@nejnej4676No. Actual communism has never been put into practice. It’s corruption plain and simple. Call it whatever you want it’s used as way to manipulate people against their own self interests. In the west “communism” is used as a way to demonize the other and again get people to act against their own self interests. Just like outrage against alternative lifestyles that are coming to get you. The amazing thing is how damn gullible people are. “I’m so angry they told me gay communists are grooming children that I don’t even blink when they talk say my taxes must go up, rich peoples taxes must go down for the economy to work, another train derailed bc of buttigieg since railroad regulations are the devil, and even fewer people have health insurance”. Yes to everything just don’t let the gay commies near the kids. Stupidassedness.
You actually bought into this lazy half assed agit-prop… Literally everything attributed to the repressive regime of North Korean holds triply true for the US and UK.
Sadly if they want freedom, they're going to have to fight for it. It's not going to come from outside so long as China props the regime up for geopolitical reasons and the West keeps at an arm's length due to the thousands of artillery pieces that NK has trained on their allies in Seoul, let alone their new nukes.
Pretty frequently I'll complain because there's "no food in the house", even though my pantry is stocked and there's stuff to eat in the fridge. We've become so picky because we have access to so much, and I feel so incredibly privileged. Watching stuff like this really puts into perspective how grateful I should be. Makes me sad, honestly.
There have been photos shared on various YT channels smuggled from NK showing people pulling grass on the side of the road to take home to eat. What kind of leadership forces it's citizens to resort to eating grass??
When people are desperate and know they'll die anyway, they'll take whatever measures they have to in order to have even the slightest chance of survival.
In 1996 I was in my office in Seoul, South Korea when a North Korean fighter jet flew over my office. We all looked out the window and observed it was flying so low we could see every detail of the plane. It was doing laps over Seoul. Later we learned he demanded permission to land before he would run out of fuel and crash. The pilot was granted permission to land. The pilot said he put his entire family in danger by defecting but needed to tell everyone how most were starving to death at that time. Sadly nothing has been done to help the North Koreans. I wonder if this generation of North Koreans will eventually revolt against the Kim regime, or will they just just lie down and starve to death?
How could they revolt? They have no means to fight the military. Soldiers even starve in the military but the officers must still be fat or else they would organize a revolution.
They can't revolt, they'll be executed immediately, they execute three generations of your family for treason, would you risk all your families lives to revolt?
The unfortunate thing is that starving people can't physically put up much of a fight if they wanted. Looking at similar catastrophes like Auschwitz it was noted that revolts only ever had small successes right as the trains arrived and with the crematorium slaves which were the only ones that received decent food rations.
I have heard that you sexually and physically abuse your relatives, male and female. There is an animated film with actors voices to prove it. Obviously you accept this evidence and admit your guilt.
AND the govt response admits some of the information is TRUE. It's been a hellhole since 1950s and for some reason killing off the people in the countryside outside the main city is in their best interest. For a while the govt was making the farmers into slaves by coming by and pretty much stealing the entire crop not even leaving enough to live on to feed the family who grew it to for use to feed the military. It's a heartless regime but Stalin and Mao and PolPot all refined this method. All totalitarian top down one rule governments act like this.
"Not entirely factual", because they know they done worse than that; only the tip of the iceberg can be seen as we're the outsiders, but the fence they imprison and slaughters their own people and famine and absurd law to protect a tyrant Kim family than the general population is real! This make CCP China 10 times better!
I remembered the famine in the 90’s someone snuck a film out, I saw children on the streets, weak from starvation, it impacted me - children, no one can help. I’ve been interested ever since.
Like prayers do anything at all. Praying "helps" the person that is praying because it makes them feel better as they think they are actually doing something
Did they said this just after kim offered,support for Russia speacial miltry operation? This nonsense is too predictable nowerdays. Just like adrew tate got new accuser, immediatly after destroying BBC. North korea is always better than western destroyed countries like libya,syria,afghanistan,somalia,yemen,palastine etc
Projection and misdirection. Why concern ourselves with the suffeeing and privatiins in the West when you can focus on evikdoers over there persecuting their people. Distraction 101.
It’s 1984 novel playing out in real time. The impact of living like this is so profound that we, on the outside, cannot truly comprehend how deeply difficult their lives, on a day to day, minute by minute, actually is. How unfair it is to have been born in to such a hellish situation. 😢
My guess is most North Koreans don't even realize how bad they have it. I spent 6 years stationed in South Korea and it is one of my favorite countries. My dream is to see a unified and free Korea before I die.
Don't worry, there's a UN "investigator" for human rights in North Korea. I don't think I could come up with a more worthless job......... That guy could not show up for work for an entire career and nobody would notice.
@@ewelinakarthe went to school in Switzerland as a symbol of his privelaged family. Russian Oligarchs did the same with their children. Odd how these people loathe the West yet enjoy western freedoms because it symbolises their close ties to their dictator. I'm sure fatboy didn't learn how to be a ruthless monster while in Switzerland 😅😅😅😅
This really goes to show how incredibly privileged to live in a free country. We are really taking advantage of the life we live. Im praying for the people who agreed to do the interview that they are still safe. Hopefully on day they can be freed keep fighting guys
True! So many people living in free fully developed countries take this for granted. They don't realize that the everyday service they're getting or using to millions in another country is looked as low-key luxury. Its crazy, the inequality on the quality of life of people is sooooo big, people actually don't realize. Especially those who only travel to other privileged and similar countries and think that this is "normal" life for most people in the world.
Freedom is seeing people protest and not getting sent to prison for it. Freedom is saying the President is wrong for going to war and not being shot down in a plane. Freedom is being homeless and being able to integrate back into society when your situation improves.
But yet more people die in USA every day from gun violence and crime and you don't notice it. More homeless people than north Korea and people suffering all around your country and yet you tell your selfes that your country is the best in everything. Best in prisoners by capita and obesity. I would be terrified to live in your God forsaken country that you call the best. /spit
When I was eating my lunch and watch this documentation. I could'nt continue eating because I got tears for this poor people in North Korea. This is absolutly heartbreaking 🥺😭
I don't know....they're starving & weak, meanwhile Kim and his cronies have a military and strength on their side. Of course desperate people when pushed to the limit would rather die than continue to live like this.
@@Bertminatorthere’s very few fat men in North Korea . Kim jong Un is one of them . He and his cronies have everything they need . It really is exactly like 1984 . So depressing
I'm extremely sad to hear of the deteriorating conditions in North Korea. If it's affecting Pyongyang to this extent, I hate to think what's happening in the countryside.
It should be horrible. Before the pandemic, there was this video of a blogger who visited North Korea. He was brought to a hamlet near the coast and he saw citizens picking up seaweeds washed ashore, and people using knives to clip grass near the roadside. He thought that the people were just doing their civic duty cleaning up their neighborhood. He later found out that people collect those 'trash' to be used as food.
@@notlucas6859 I'm pretty naive about these technology things. Maybe they could shoot down a few, but if they were random in when and where couldn't some get through? Is anyone doing anything to help get these people fed?
its devastating when you hear that they are just spending their life waiting for an exterior force to start a war and save them. Its just sincerely bad.
There was a documentary about North Korea. And it was pretty shocking to watch what those citizens are forced to do. North Korean citizens are only born to become a soldier or become a slave. We're talking about thousands and thousands and thousands of North Korean families. Going through the same thing every day. Dictated in their own country which is also theirs. It's truly cruel and heartbreaking to watch.
Solider or slave, sure you're not talking about the wage slavery and servitude of the underclass of hundreds of millions of people living throughout the capitalist Western aligned world? Your entire post is an apt description of the USA, for example.
Kim doesn’t look hungry does he! It’s disgusting how these leaders can treat their own people so cruelly. Democracy might not be perfect, but my goodness it is far better then what these countries like North Korea, China, Iran and Russia have to offer.!
I'm actually quite concerned that the methods used to keep the North Korean informers' identities a secret weren't thorough enough. We actually learned quite a bit of detail about their lives and locations. And then the BBC took the information back to the North Korean government for their reaction/response???? Watching this, I hope that the 3 who shared their life stories weren't sacrificing their lives and the lives of those they love in order to get this info to us. May their risks and potential sacrifices not be in vain.
Dude, it's all scripted, nobody is risking anything, the contradictions in this video happen because most of what was said is a lie or a huge exaggeration, i mean H U G E. Don't believe this disinformation, there are North Korean channels on RUclips, YES THERE ARE NORTH KOREAN CHANNELS ON YT, who tell their story and their situation MUCH more profoundly and truthfully, talking about their real problems, not some fake bullshit created by imperialist garbage news. Just do some searching and you'll find it!!
I thought so too, they straight up gave away their location, jobs, and family members??? If there's one thing the north korean government is good at, it's control of information. They probably wouldn't even need to do field research before making a short list of potential insiders. After that, all they need to do is mark each of them until they gain confirmation.
I know everyone has the right to be sad but the past few years ive started feeling depressed but videos like this make me question if my problems are even problems to begin with.
Another's pain doesn't diminish your own. Have empathy for others, but please, also care for yourself. You are still worth it, even if others have it worse.
I think thats because we compare ourselves to those around us and not to the greater world. Expanding your perspective can sometimes have that effect, I dont know about your personal situation but atleast your not in North Korea, and whatever your issue is stay strong, walk tall and dont quit fighting is all I can say.
A man having his leg cut off will never not be in pain during the process just because the man next to him is having both his legs cut off. Just like how a mother's pain of losing a child will not lessen just because another mother lost two children. You can understand that others have it worse than you without taking away from the pain you are currently suffering. Besides, do we really want to live in a world where people are less sad solely because they see others suffering worse than them? That would slowly turn toxic over time.
North Korea has a declining birth rate. It is a bit naive to think people are not giving in to sexual urges or that they somehow must control even this aspect of their lives by simply abstaining. The government spends less than $1 per person on health care. I doubt contraceptives are given out freely.
This is true, they force people to have kids. Especially in the camps, they match make slaves so they can make more slaves. You're not asking the right questions.
So tragic. My heart goes out to these people. They have no voice. We cannot hear from them directly. Whenever I feel overwhelmed with my own troubles, I imagine what their lives are like. Humans can be so cruel to each other.
You actually bought into this lazy half assed agit-prop… Literally everything attributed to the repressive regime of North Korean holds triply true for the US and UK.
I hope the North Korean people are able to get some kind of relief. It's sickening this is happening. Good job to the brave folks who are bringing these interviews through the North Korean borders, and especially to the people risking everything to speak on their experiences. It's so frustrating to watch North Korea's brutal rule over its people.
They are not North Korea. It is Kim Jong Un's kingdom with people who have been thoroughly brainwashed, exploited, suppressed and controlled since birth. Also, his plan is still an invasion of the South and plans to slaughter 20 million people against their ideology, and 10 million out of a total of 50 million people in Korea are expected to flee the country in the event of a war. Unlike political dictatorships in China and Russia, North Koreans are still trapped in the 1950s. Also, North Korea cannot use the Internet that connects to foreign countries, and the media exists to strictly follow Kim Jong-un
need a lot more than our hearts to go out to them, most are over here rooting on a Ukraine war and ignoring an entire country of the most horrendous things you can't fathom. A young woman saw a boy with his organs hanging out because his skin was so thin in the back and he was begging for food still with them hanging out and people just walked past him. Over half of their babies die before they are 5! This is not propaganda, this is WORSE THAN WAR!
@@NotWatchingTV for real... ukraine is suffering but nk has it way way waAAAYY more worse. Funny how the countries that america supports are the most supported by people....
@@zainab_hashmiiiWell two different situations. The Ukraine is a democracy defending itself from authoritarian regime. We tried to defend North Korea from authoritarian regime and nearly did it when the chinese came in and man flooded the US back to the current borders. And china is the one supporting this regime so they could help but they arent.
@@zainab_hashmiii thank you! You give me hope for humanity. You’re spot on, media controls feelings and the USA is top media in the world. We pick and choose who we think is humanely suffering and who’s not.. USA doesn’t want us to know the truth of NK as we will all go against it and America will be forced to do something. North Korea has no resources the US needs therefore we don’t invade. Some people don’t even believe it is happening in NK because of the capital.. they’re living worse than some slaves did in the 1500s. Yet we invaded Iraq for “weapons” aka oil for humanity.. provide everything to Ukraine for “humanity” (bless Ukraine I do hope the war ends) just putting into perspective how f**ked NK is and we all just go about our days.. we’re worried about a Putin when our fate could be worse if we end up a NK with another lockdown etc.. sad.
Too brainwashed and media programmed to not see past anything.. even worse not even have open eyes at all about anything … arguing about who’s a boy who’s a girl
cuz if we try to stop this, it would mean total nuclear war North Korea is completely willing to destroy the world in order for Dear Leader Kim to prove how much better he is than the west, or everyone else.
For me, this is heartbreaking because it's been this way for a very long time and these people should not have been forced to live this way. When I joined the US Army my first duty station was in South Korea in 1980. I remember being shown films about North Korea and other very important information. Being stationed in South Korea I met some ROK Soldiers and I was shocked at the amount of inhuman treatment of those in North Korea and how they suffer. Having served my time there I spent time patrolling inside the DMZ it's kind of weird at first but you get used to doing patrols. I don't if they still play that loudspeaker toward the border of South Korea playing all sorts of propaganda to the US and South Korean soldiers. The Kim family rules by fear and with no remorse taking people and punishing whole families even back 3rd or 4th generations of people. However, Kim is a bad man but his sister is more evil than he is and they both need to stoped and get the people the help they need to be part of the world outside of the prison of Kim's family.
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This is a result of being part of a secret society of evil men, that protects themselves while they follow their agendas of controlling the world. North Korean’s dictator is just one of them. He has no power on him to do anything like this magnitude unless someone else ( in the shadows ) is providing the ways for him to do it.
The emotion in that UN human rights investigator's tone as he said "they are getting to the edge of what they can bear" really hit me. Seems like he's the right man for that job.
After knowing BBC, I'm pretty sure this is FALSE, should be reported for Misinformation. Any Country that has its own culture and is independent of the western countries is treated as a dictatorship by BBC. British Backward Cs
@@sam04019491 bro its the UN, he cant do anything other than submit a report. the UN cant stop genocides that happpens right in front of their soldiers, they cant do jack about these guys. especially when china and russia will just veto any proposal against them
The ambassador who defected said. “The government’s biggest fear is of people’s consciousness changing. The younger generation thinks completely different to us. They ask, “What has the country and Kin Jong-un ever done for us?” “What have you [Kin Jong-un] done to stop us starving to death?” If anger and discontent keep building up, one day it will explode.” Fully agree with that. But when?
You actually bought into this lazy half assed agit-prop… Literally everything attributed to the repressive regime of North Korean holds triply true for the US and UK.
It's truly sad that one human being could be that cruel to a whole country of his people. He has the power to be good to help his people but for some reason he refuses
Not when they’ve been sanctioned by every country on earth except Iran and china. The nation does have the resources to make it slightly less miserable, but if the government didn’t oppress their people to such a high degree, they would absolutely organize a revolution. The hopelessness benefits those at the top
If the people there had a chance, they would hang him and do worse to him. Like what happened to Ceacescu in Rumania. Or Mussolini in Italy. The North Korean dictator wants to be treated like a god and have absolute control.
Brought into the world to suffer... Yeah, like pretty much all the rest of us, unless you only have Y chromosomes, in that case, you're a protected and privileged class.
“If we are going to die anyways, let’s take down the regime, at least the next generation will have a better chance to survive.” Shouldn’t this be what they are thinking instead of waiting to die?
I don’t know. I don’t think we can really imagine what they would’ve wouldn’t be thinking. It’s not just them who would die if it didn’t go the way that they wanted it to. They have to consider their families. If you do something like that in North Korea, three generations of your family get sent to a prison camp. Normal people don’t have guns. They don’t have access to the arms needed to bring down the country. There’s no organized effort to do this because of informers. It’s just so awful. They would need the military to be in support or something like that, but I don’t see how that would happen. The rest of the world won’t do anything because North Korea is allies with China and Russia, so, no one is willing to stick their neck out to help a people, who has been systematically oppressed, for over 70 years. It’s awful, but it’s the reality. I wish I could do something to help, but I don’t know what. I really do care about the people there, and I pray to God that He would give me some way to help them and, far more importantly, that He would turn the heart of their leader to good, and that He would help the people.
I thought I lived in a doomed and bad country. But after watching this, I'm am more than lucky. It is really sad and devastating to be born and live in a prison like N.Korea. No one deserves to be treated that way, and every single person has the right to be free and choose whatever they find it suitable for them. I hope they can get free of this tyrannical regime as soon as possible. My love and solidarity for those people from Lebanon 🇱🇧❤
Yes you can be very lucky in fact you can thank your lucky stars you can see this let alone make this comment compared to if you're living in that country or any others that banned RUclips.
@@kellychuang8373 They are NOT starving because they don't have the means to grow or buy food, but because they are sanctioned by the "freedom peddlers", so, how much sorry are you truly of their situation----even as you watch the deliberate use of starvation as a means to wedge and foist internal conflicts....
UN is still there to provide aid to the north koreans and even if the sanctions are lifted they don't have the capital to purchase significant amount of grain to feed all its people. Furthermore it is in north korean government's interest to starve the population just enough to prevent rebellions and solidify their dynastic rule over the country. If you think north korea is anything like a functional modern "government" then you are dilusional.@@D-E-S_8559
@@kellychuang8373 I don't know what you learn from listening to "horror stories" about any nation, if you cannot question the necessity of sanctions that don't spare the starving----see, those who don't ban youtube also pride themselves for being more moral and ethical than those who do. So question yourself what is moral or ethical about sanctioning a starving people, because you do not like their choice of leaders....???
As a Korean, I have felt that one day Korea MUST be unified, however, there are sophisticated political and economical issues......I feel deeply sorry for North Koreans.
Yeah that's the issue. I'm Palestinian, so I cannot give you my opinion or speak on your matters. But matters are very complex. It's sad to see the North Korean brothers/sisters across the border from you suffering, but those in the South enjoying their somewhat selfish lives 😞.
Sadly I don't think Korea can ever become one with kim jung being the ruler and dictator even when he passes someone will take over and continue the regime either his sis or someone who can fill his shoes
it’s unbelievable, this breaks my heart. I can’t believe that this is happening to innocent people and children, especially those who have lost their lives in this horrific situation,
I can't understand how a person can be ok with knowing this and allowing it to happen and knowing he has the power to help and feed his people is just crazy to me 😢
He's basically dead as soon as he gives a little leniency, either at the hands of the people or the upper ranked officials. Such is the life of a tyrannical dictator
@@racool911 that's not how it works with absolute dictators. He's literally at the top of the pyramid with all the power. He shouldn't have to be afraid of the measly "upper ranked officials" whom he appointed to their status in the first place and whom he can get rid of or execute any time, let alone of his literal peasants of people. It's very truly the other way around--it's THEM who are afraid of him. This isn't 18th century France with the possibility of people rioting and triumphing against his regime. He's basically a god over there with no one able to challenge his authority.
@@user-sy9ev8hh5k And he likes to keep it that way. However a dictator only remains powerful if the upper elites are happy. It'll be a major red flag to them if he does anything that might even remotely compromise the system they benefit from. If one or two upper ranks are unhappy they can be swiftly and easily dealt with. If a lot of them start disliking you at once you're basically screwed. You can't make an entire population afraid enough to not revolt all by yourself.
How much would you be willing to spend, personally, if you could do something? Lets say, for a certain amount of money, you could give one random person in North Korea access to the global internet for a month. What is the amount, or threshold, that you would be willing to donate?
@@stephencarlson6297 majority of people are living paycheck to paycheck so even if that could happen, most people still wouldn't have the means to help even if they wanted to.
All this is caused by China. The North Korean regime would have already failed and become part of South Korea if it wasn't artificially supported by China. If you want to do something about this, stop buying Chinese products.
@beng4647 And south Korea was once a pile of rubble after the Korean War, And just in 70 years, it became a world superpower.. if you don't know, please shut up..
I am afraid of death, but one day it will come for me. I cannot fathom just wanting to die, like right now as I write this I could die any moment from anything, I don’t want that. These poor people just want to die, they welcome it. Can you imagine your own life being so bad and the excruciating pain from hunger and exposure, that all you wish for is death… an end to it all. These people need to be liberated and re-educated, welcomed into true freedom, normal society, & safety, but is it too late? Can North Korea actually be saved?
It can. Ofc, it would take decades for the country & society to build themselves up again. But Koreans are strong, hardworking and itelligent. If South Korea can reach such wealth & level of development, in time so can the North.
@@Ghetto-Gekko It seems highly unlikely that there is an actual source in North Korea here. More likely a South Korean scam to sell some juicy stories to a naïve Western journalist.
Once upon a time there was a similar situation: A fat king, an ignorant queen, and their starving people. It ended in the French Revolution. About time the people take their future in their own hand.
As an expat who lives in S Korea, this news story really makes my insides hurt. A totalitarian govt like this must end, but the world cannot do anything I guess. There are so many things that are unjust in the world, but this govt has no place to rule over others when they purposely let them die and starve. The people will have to revolt, a revolution, where they can break free from this tyranny. Perhaps then, the rest of the world could come to their rescue.
Although seemingly not the case, the existence of the Kim family's regime also greatly impacted the development of South Korea. The border has been fortified soon as the war was "over," and the self-proclaimed free government ironically fed certain companies to a rapid growth with direct intervention and support. Practically an island with no land connection to other countries, South Korea quickly shifted towards mercantile businesses, exporting cheap but effective goods to as many countries as possible. This eventually resulted in those certain companies rising as megacorps which are now widely known by the names of Samsung, LG, Hyundai, GS, and so on. The South Korean economy has reached the point where it is largely dependent on export and will meet its doom if any of these megacorps were to collapse, yet millions and trillions of dollars are spent on fortifying the northern border and shielding the country. Despite past attempts to negotiate with North Korea and offer aids, the regime still stands for over 70 years, regardless of how concrete it may seem. Those who have witnessed the tyranny and brutality of the North have died of old age, and the younger generations in the South openly admit that they see no way to reunite with the North, unless there is any form of violence such as a mass uprising inside North Korea, or the continuation of the war. This phenomenon is more prominent with young South Korean males, who must go through a conscript period of 2-3 years, potentially more depending on which branch and service they choose. The fact that they have to waste a large part of their youth for an act they didn't choose comes as a great frustration, and the following anger is directed towards the North. Although both the constitution and the army of South Korea agree on that the northern half is not to be recognized as a separate country and is a land that must be reacquired, their desired methods are direct opposites. The constitutional law says that a peaceful method is preferred, but the army internally educates their soldiers that the North Korean army is not an officially recognized army, but a bunch of mobsters that defend a pointless, meaningless cause of socialism forced upon them by the Kim regime, and that they must storm the North as it is the most effective way of wiping socialism off the Korean land.
how do you know that people are starving in North Korea, how do you know anything about life there, I assume from those few people who escape every year, but can those people be trusted, what if they are criminals who escape from prison for example, wouldn't they lied everything. I know about twenty years ago, all our gypsies ( national group in my country)went to Italy with sad stories of starvation and persecution and there they received asylum (accommodation, food and some money per household member, but it was more important for them that they were there because they could to beg and steal what brought them good money) the point is, I don't believe much in sad stories and I don't believe almost nothing at all bbc and cnn
@@aleksandarjokic2918 I live in S Korea....it is well-documented how horrid their lives were while living there. There is a program in Seoul for those who did escape to acclimate to a capitalist society in S Korea. Their stories are very true. C'mon.
you think bbc and cnn recorded 150 shows about cannibalism in north korea and suddenly everything is true, if you weren't there ,then don't believe anything "on their word".You weren't there, almost no one was there, and those who were certainly didn't see such a thing, if it existed at all. And if I start to believe CNN and the BBC for granted then know that I operated something nasty on my brain.
How can he and his wife go to bed and rest peacefully at nights??? Even if he keeps his people shelter from the rest of the world, how can any human being starve people to death? Wicked!
When I was 9 years old, I watched a documentary about the North-Korean famine. It detailed how orphan children starved and were butchered as meat to survive. Images of emaciated market sales people with chunks of limbs on display. This documentary made such an impact on me that I wrote a lengthy essay about it in school detailing what I learned. 16 years later I went to South-Korea. I found it to be more technologically advanced in some respects than my own country. I felt the effect of the war-tensions. The propaganda speakers were put on the first time in decades, a S-Korean soldier was injured by an illegal mine on patrol, I visited the DMZ (and I bought North-Korean banknotes and plumwine as my souvenir), and I hiked across militarized zones in Seoul, I saw the subway systems filled with gasmasks and provisions for a sudden crisis, I was there when the periodic family reunions of North and South Korean were hosted to give them one day to spend with their lost relatives. I wondered since Covid how North-Koreans are doing. It went quiet, and I assumed the dynastic military government would reign with utmost control. I didn't think however that the documentary images that made such a deep impact when I was 9 are on the brink of repeating themselves. I feel very sorry for North-Korean people who live in this state-sized prison system.
the UN stopping at the 38th parallel was an absurd mistake in the korean war... douglas macarthur was a good general... but he made an absolutely massive mistake. we ran at even the suggestion that the chinese were starting to counter attack but we should have defended the entirety, the problem was that we barely invested anything into the korean war when we had the infrastructure to put FAR more on the table.
@@Pilvenuga the situation was that nothing was even tested and the UN didn't even try fighting back against chinese forces, it would be completely different if they tried investing and got bad results, then made that choice based off of failure, but that was not the case, the US didn't even try.
It hurts my soul, the fact that these people are suffering, lucky to get enough to eat everyday, even more lucky not to be killed because of some ridiculous law, while I can sit here and type this, then go back to drinking my favourite coffee and play video games. Life is so unfair, and this is coming from someone who was born in probably the best circumstances possible. I'm in Australia, don't need to work, and I'm a white man who is obese. That's my worst issue right now, being obese.... Don't have any other health problems.
@@ChristopherGray00Check your facts. In fall 1950, UN forces did advance north of the 38th parallel. They pushed almost as far north as the North Korea - China border. China then entered the war and pushed UN forces out of North Korea.
To be honest, this isa case where all we can do is pray. Because the Kims literally don't even care about their own people, just power. I don't know why the people don't just rise up against them...
What do you expect the world to do when the oppressor is a maniacal government with freaking nuclear weapons in their arsenal and powerful nations like Russia and China as their Allies?? If it was that easy to put and end to this human catastrophe, people would have done so a long time ago. Meddling with it from the outside is risking a nuclear world war and you do NOT want this to happen. All we can do is hope that a French revolution 2.0 happens from within.
This makes me feel so incredibly privileged to live in a free country. Nobody should ever have to live like this.
hearing conservatives call the biden administration "tyrants" just makes me absolutely disappointed in humanity but more specifically this country
The United States is not a “free” country lmaoo far from it
@@ChristopherGray00 The US government has wet dreams about this level of control. Why hasn't our government done anything to fix the water crisis in flint, MI . Because all the US government cares about is money. Did you know nancy pelosi makes over 100k a year? Both sides of the political spectrum in the US are corrupt. not just republicans, but both democrats and republicans, not much different from china's political system, china is a one party system, the US technically has many political parties but the only people who ever have a chance are those that align to one of the two main ones, being republican or democrat, i am certainly grateful for the privileges and freedoms i do have. However the US is being influenced by china. Hunter biden and Joe biden have both benefited from trade with both China and Russia and Ukraine. Biden isn't innocent. In fact the world Is laughing at the US right now.
@@jordan0183 and what are you comparing to?
What is free to you? By all definitions, The USA is VERY free.
You probably want free without accountability. That's often the message people like you want to say. But I'll let you explains
you’re a white man. this country was built for you so of course you’d take offense to my comment. if you’re not a straight, christian white male in this country you DONT belong. ask your fellow gays, trans, foreigners, blacks, if they feel “free” in this third world ass country & i’m sure they’ll tell you otherwise
those 3 people risking their lives to share us whatever is going on are so brave
I hope Kim Jong Fat Fu** watches these videos and reads the comments about what a fat tiny di**ed POS he is. He seems like the type who'd consume RUclips stories about himself while getting pegged.
Stay strapped, America. Never, never, never, give up your 2A rights, so some pale Kim Jong wannabe with a stupid haircut can rise to power.
IK... Only three out of millions have the courage
They are Western propagandists.
✍️🏻🫶🌏
And this woman tells about the first one. Her gender, how many kids she gas, her general location and what she does. Why? Why risk her life or another who may have a similar profile? Stupid.
It's mental that South Korea offered to send food and the North Korean leadership got offended and told them to shut up
Kim: "If you're not sending anything for me, and me only, then we don't want it!"
Kim Jong Un and his family would probably eat the entire food aid sent. They are the only fat people in the entire country of North Korea.
Remember they are family and they are torn apart just like Germany was. It's heartbreaking.
@13ased_Americanbecause he's fat and pathetic imagine being both? But the thing is why brainwashed them?
@@christineperez7562 Do you ever think they will be reunited in our lifetime?
I read about the children in school fainting at their desks from no food , falling asleep and crying because they are so hungry . And that fat little beast has all kinds if delicacies .
He drinks Cristal and eats Caviar while his people starve, take him out please
Honestly, they should stop reproducing themselves
@@pamelajackson5570no one can't take him out nor the world he has army of millions to fight for him
@OjasTopale Sadly for the North Koreans you are so right
파메라: Mais il n’est pas réel. Sa vie est une fantaisie, une chimère. Il pourrait apprendre beaucoup des vrais bukhanais.
The North Korean people desperately need our support! Please use your freedom and voice to these voiceless people.
I fully agree, Yeonmi Park.
We need to promote freedom in North Korea.
Although I've can't know what most North Koreans think, I strongly believe that North Koreans wish freedom and because we have the freedom of speech to help them, we should do so if we truly care about them.
In fact, I believe that North Koreans desire freedom much more than many other countries who have wealth and 'freedom'.
We need to mind our business tbh
It is a horrendous situation for the people of North Korea, yet the wealthy will not suffer at all. My heart goes out to all of them.
actually their are suffering because of western sanctions. which were meant to make people suffer and then west says, " look his people are suffering let us bomb him and destroy the country like we did in libya,syria,afghanistan palastine,yemen,somalia" etc
why they do not import food from china？
THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY KIM WANTS NO OUTSIDE SOURSES HE CAN NOT CONTROL.
Isn't the situation the same in San Francisco? At least N.Korea doesn't have drug problem.
Yet the Fat Pig Kim eats only the Best delicacies and liquors. He is not long for this world.
"We are trapped here starving and waiting to die"
- it doesn't get more sobering than that.
My life in America.
@@beng4647 Says the one whos living in the country of most freedom. *Shut the hell up.* lolz
@@iWillFightYouInComments Only one country in the world has the resources to completely control their people.
@@beng4647 theres no way you just compared your life in one of the best economies in the world to the lives of these people in NK. Get a grip, we’re doing fine in comparison
@@Samookely You are brainwashed beyond your wildest dreams.
so instead of building infrastructure to feed his people, he builds fences to keep them in. Brutal, absolutely brutal.
And then our governments impose sanctions on them and cut them off from the rest of the World, so sad and more, more brutal.
USA built a lot more negative stuff in other countries. They were involved in killing a lot of people in Europe and Asia and Africa.
And nuclear weapons but meanwhile he's over weight so there's food there but he's the only one to eat him and his family and closest followers
Him, his wife and his daughter are all fat and the people are starving.
Most of the land is already used for farming but the soil is so depleted and never given time to rest it has low yields
He literally owns the country and all the people within the country are his workers/slaves… that’s messed up
Sounds like the UK
@@yeahyeahhhhh698can’t we tell you have never even been near the UK 🤡
@@yeahyeahhhhh698🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you must know another uk the rest of us don’t,please enlighten
@@yeahyeahhhhh698 STUPID TROLL COMMENT. THE NK GOVERNMENT CHECKS THIS AND TRYS TO SAY IT ISNT HAPPENING.
😂😂😂
I live in Iran. If you live anywhere except North Korea, you should be thankful because, if you are not satisfied with your own country and government, at least you have the option to immigrate to other places. North Korea, on the other hand, is like a big prison with borders surrounding the entire country.
Thank you. Many don't understand this and are showing their ignorance. I tried to explain this to someone earlier: stop comparing the United States to NK, claiming the US is unfree too! They aren't even comparable and ppl sound like lunatics for thinking they are. Anywhere is more free than NK, but can you imagine how crazy you would have to be to think the US is anywhere near comparable to it?
Your government is still terrible
I am poor and disabled. I cant move ANYWHERE. stop saying people can move freely like its a privilege. Because its not for some like us.
Yall really forget disabled people exists.
@@twilightexposure8431 you think you're the only one in the comment section with problems? Lol if push came to shove you *could* a refugee. Yes they would take you as a refugee and you'd be able to get out. In NK they are LITERALLY trapped at the border. And if you needed to badly enough, you'd flee. Just like people do in NK, who cross rivers and travel miles across China to get to a safe country. For fucks sake. The point is you ARE more privileged than the average north Korean and the fact you can't acknowledge that makes you way more ignorant than you care to admit.
@@worldsgreatestdude1784what government isn’t terrible ?
As a Chinese I am shocked to learn how bad the current situation is in North Korea. Growing up I've always heard stories of North Koreans trying to seek refuge in one of our local towns bordering the country. But I didn't know the people's lives got this bad after COVID. Here I am playing Diablo 4 at home while listening to RUclips and planning with my friends to go party at a KTV later this evening, while an entire country just a mile away is starving to death. I am so shocked. I'm also ashamed how our government is openly in support of North Korean's government.
Aren't RUclips, Instagram and Facebook banned in China..?
@@Butters2236 Of course, but all Chinese use VPNs.
You're ignoring the thousands and thousands who are languishing behind bars and possibly facing torture in the hideous Chinese prisons. You're also forgetting the millions of Uyghurs who are living in concentration camps like slaves. The Chinese regime is one of the few regime that are almost as evil as the North Korean regime.
Your border soldiers shoot starving N Koreans trying to escape. It is Chinese policy.
五十步笑百步。China mainland is not much better than N K
Kim Jong Un looks like he is eating well. Maybe too well.
Yet he can't get a decent haircut! Hmmm.
@@Dion-rz3fz What’s interesting about (you people) & your alcoholism is that just a few years before the infamous potato famine, Ireland was the site of a massively successful temperance campaign led by the noted Catholic priest, Theobald Mathew. So successful was this campaign that between 1838 and 1841, their national alcohol consumption was cut in half.
@@JamminClemmons nobody cares
@@JamminClemmons What does your comment have to do with my comment!?!?
@@oLiViADoNoHuE-th9pe - *I/WE DO!*
Know your American history. That potato famine caused *millions* of Irish families to flee to America.
I'm currently 25 years old and I hope to see freedom for the people of North Korea during my lifetime
i am 22. i pray this to be true.
only a miracle
You westerners are so fake
@@waltermorris5786 weve seen those before. we must not forget the fall of ussr, rome, or the axis powers. it takes humanity, and effort
No coup will happen because they spy on each other. All possible leaders were now dead. Its only the young people can do revolution.
How could a leader do this to their own people. My heart breaks for them.
How could a leader (western) could cut the ginetals of their people?
So many useless comments, "My heart breaks for them"? You will forget about this video tommorow. Stop acting like you care... People from the west are so fake.
Have you heard of communist leaders all over the globe killing millions of their own in the past...?
@@develer816 i agree, those people are themselves to blame... they could brake the system so easy.... weakness is never something to pity. If you want better future you got to sacrifice something...
@@HladniSjeverniVjetar clown. shut up
I think we know who eats all the food.
😅
The only fat person in North Korea. 😂
And all the decent barbers have already passed on!
He doesn’t miss a meal!
@@saraanderson6615 I bet he only eats once a day.
from dusk till dawn
I cannot anymore. Why is the world so cruel?
Thank Communism for this
The UK, US and Germany send bombs and other weapons for the IDF for doing what they are doing in Gaza. And the UK and US are bombing Yemenis who want to end this slaughter. What is your take on that? EU citizen, Christian, asking ..
Thank Communism which is rising in the west for some reason. Look Antifa and their messages. This is what these people want?
Get off the internet.
Well, the U. S. could single-handedly wipe this regime out of history. But, Liberals whine that we'd be a "bully."
Everyone ought to know he failed all his exams while he was at school in Switzerland. Didn’t learn anything since but cruelty inflicting pain and suffering to his people.
Rumour has it the _real_ reason he left Switzerland was because he flunked hard and his father wasn't impressed. Waste of money, waste of time, get home now.
Most people believe it was because he was 'outed' and it was on security grounds, but I doubt that because he had excellent security and lived apart from the other students.
@@halfbakedproductions7887I think he was quiet kid
@@halfbakedproductions7887 i watched a video that said he fled back to NK because his mother was dying, whom his aunt and uncle he was living with in Switzerland related to. in fear they both fled to America and left Kim alone, so he had no choice but to go back early.
@@tzuwyshi yep same
We're you really allowed to see his transcript at the school?
1 man shouldn’t have that much power
In the West, the individual is the basic unit that all of society is ordered around, and the power is diffused within rule by the many. In Asia, the emphasis is on the group, or the clan, and to govern so many, power is routed primarily through a few individuals. The defining issue of our era is deciding which system will dominate the other and triumph. Only one will be applied all over the world in the future. Its no longer about capitalist vs communist, that is yesteryear's conflict. And each system benefits some at the expense of others. The Chjnese or North Korean leaders say that in the West, ppl may not be starving to death, but that they are still wage slaves that are given the illusion of political choice. the system never adapts to address their problems, so ppl use drugs to dull the pain of being a voiceless consumer who will be forgotten bc they could not afford to start a family and worked for a corporation their entire life. The challenge of being blessed with wealth is actually more arduous than the challenge of poverty. Its why most lottery winners end up destroying their lives.
i just don’t believe any north korean would even risk telling these stories they have no trust and people and don’t know who are spies. if found out their whole family could be executed. these stories are fabricated but i’ve no doubt stuff like this goes on over there
United states and china put him in power
Sorry, but He is the Leader of His country.
He isn't supposed to but he had the competition killed
How can the people of a country be prevented from leaving - hold them captive?! I can’t even fathom such a lack of freedom. The Kim family are monsters.
we know there monsters yet we don't declare war and try to liberate these people.
@@yayfly7349 if only they had oil, or something worth consuming. Sadly, it's just people.
@@yayfly7349 because unfortunately China is on their side-ish, and if a western nation declared war China likely would not be happy and would aid North Korea. The last thing the CCP needs to see is their communist neighbor's regime fall, even if people know how bad it is, because that would worry the Chinese government that their people will want to transition to democracy/capitalism as well. It also has the possibility of becoming a nuclear if Kim's nukes are as capable as he says they are. Of course, the US could easily obliterate them with nukes but it's too risky a situation to risk China getting involved or even a potential nuclear strike on western soil. It's not like WWII where at the point the Allies liberated the concentration camps, the Nazis were already majorly losing the war, and had no shot at ever coming back, whereas North Korea still has a sort-of ally with China, and the regime won't collapse for another few decades. It's an all-around horrible situation and there really isn't much we can do about it without risking major consequences for ourselves.
@@yayfly7349 Because Kim is unstable enough to nuke South Korea...
@@middle-agedmacdonald2965 That and south Korea would become a warzone, possibly nuclear, and they would VERY much like to avoid that.
This just shows you how harsh 1 human can be to another human. Trully sickening.😢
At this point, you cannot call these creatures 'humans' anymore due to the lack of humanity present in their bones
Thank you to the BBC and all who helped them for being their voice
The North Koreans who literally risk their lives to communicate the conditions are brave beyond measure
desperation can drive people to extreme ends.
someone with nothing left to lose is the most dangerous, because they can do anything without regrets.
Lol so naive
The situation just got more dangerous by posting this. I think most of us already know how bad it is. This evidence should be given to governments who should be secretly working to overthrow the government. Crimes against humanity should be dealt with harsh and swiftly. We drag our feet and show indifference, and now we have more nukes to worry about! We are all responsible for making the world a better place.
Hypocritical BBC. This once trustworthy service are heading down the same track with the new 'misinformation' 1984 mentality (and also taking Gates foundation funding)
All this report is hearsay, and could easily be a propaganda script. Kim Jong is a prize 💩,but too many lies (proven over time) coming out of these institutions to trust ANYTHING they report. As for that UN waste of space - virtue signalling 'crime against humanity'. What, starving 3 million to death wasn't bad enough?
After knowing BBC, I'm pretty sure this is FALSE, should be reported for Misinformation. Any Country that has its own culture and is independent of the western countries is treated as a dictatorship by BBC. British Backward Cs
My grandfather was North Korean, his side of the family fled N.Korea a long time ago when he was a kid. When he passed away many, many years ago my family took his ashes and put them in river to float back to North Korea. He missed his home, and was saddened how N.Korea was still so bad, and how families still suffer.
RIP Grandfater of arkade
N.Korea didn't change much in past 70 years they tried to show off but failed everytime
they can't copy the success of china all they need to do is copy china footsteps but now they far gone
things getting worse every year I know on day will come when people will stand against Kim
when there is nothing to lose people will fight back
So sad !
My grandfather from my moms side was North Korean who fled Pyoungyang before 1945.
@@minwhalee6630Korea was not divided into North & South until 1945, so that means he would have fled when the entire country was under Japanese rule, not Kim Il Sungs.
@@ratboyyyyy I meant 1950 when the war started. He joined the South Korean army to fight in the war and met my grandmother in Busan where North Korea almost took over before the incheon landing
This is so cruel and heartbreaking! No group of people should ever be treated this way!😭
Yes, the economic blockade from imperial countries against Noth Korea is hartbreakinhg
@@AdorableAdonis-ni9dq You haven't watched the video, have you? You clearly have no idea that North Korea's leadership has put the country under self-imposed blockade.
@AdorableAdonis-ni9dq what is hartbreaking?😂
@@chongsun7872 The economic sanctions of Western Countries against nations , with the purpose of subduing them by starvation and decease as it has been done against Cuba,Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria. That happen too with Democratic Republic Of North Korea- Of course it is sad and heart breaking
@hermanoamor3606 the question is why those countries are not able to be self sufficient? There are records of million of funding flowing to North Korea but why, with large amount of plain soil, they still cannot self sufficient? Answer dictators spend all the money for their ruling purposes instead of helping the people
It breaks my heart to see the malnourished children. It's awful.
in Gaza too.
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It would be nice if there wasn't a thumbnail for another video blocking the end of the video so that we could read the concluding statement.
If you’re on the RUclips app and swipe the video down while it’s paused, you can read it: the last part says “The DPRK has always prioritised the interests of the people even at difficult times and has an unwavering commitment to the well-being of the people.”
I've been to South Korea several times, and in a splendorous city like Seoul, it's really easy to forget that this kind of horrible regime exists just 50 kilometers Northwest. I never visited the DMZ, because to me as a German, it's just too macabre to treat the border of a split country as a tourist attraction.
I've never been there, but being from the United States, this always was crazy to me too. That's like driving to another state.
Was the Berlin Wall not a tourist attraction, even if unintentionally?
@@juliansmith4295 It was. I went there, but the East Germans were a bit more welcoming than the North Koreans. You could take a bus tour of East Berlin with an East German guide. Now, I've been to Panmunjom as well. There, you can only enter North Korea inside the Military Armistice Building - while North Korean soldiers gawk at you from outside through the windows. It feels *_so_* welcoming...
@@mosseisleyYT Thank you.
I'll bet not many people have been to both of those split countries.
I have an unrelated question: How are you able to type italics in RUclips comments (or does the word "so" in your last line just look like it on my screen)?
@@juliansmith4295 To type _italics,_ just put an underscore character before and after the word(s). To type *boldface,* just put an asterisk before and after the word(s). In either case, a punctuation mark (like those commas) must go before the second mark, or else things go haywire. You can even type *_both at once._*
This is horrible. It's sick. My heart hurts after seeing this segment. I've never been so grateful for this little corner of the world where I live. Free and safe. I can only wish the North Korean people the same freedom that I have.
Where are you from?
And remember, this is what ALL of the Korean peninsula could have been under if America, Britain and the rest of the UN Coalition didn't save South Korea in the 50s from Kim Jong-Un's grandpa. Never forget that hellish regime in Pyongyang was the personal creation and project of Joseph Stalin.
Must be a very tiny corner. Free and safe? Or do you mean free from unpleasant thoughts and safe from nonexistent threats? I think those Koreans have it pretty good. I'd rather have an intestinal worm than suffer one more microagression.
This is propaganda. I have visited North Korea and believe me the people have housing supplied without any mortgages and different kinds of freedom we could only dream of here. It is a different system and for them it works. The US bombed North Korea catastrophically in 1953 and since then viciously sanctioned and tried to overthrow the government politically - so they have good reason to not trust the US and good on them for protecting themselves. We are upset with them that we cannot control them and so we have to constantly release these smear films about North Korea which is sad and pathetic.
ruclips.net/video/-eDqYC7rHtk/видео.html An Indian man visiting North Korea.
The whole country is a prison.
Reminds me of the program and one of Robert Un lichfields Utah’s WASC schools, I hope they can break free.
They even recently planted a lot of landmines in the border area to prevent escape
I live in the Philippines, we are poor but still we can eat 3 times a day. We can ask foods from our neighbors in case we ran out of supplies. We can also ask for assistance from our public officials. My prayers for the people of north korea.
We're way and million times luckier than NKoreans,sad
So many taba in Philippines....no starving people:)
@@stevedavenport1202 yes ,so many taba here thats why we easily get sick like high blood. Filipinos loves to eat pork like letchon pig.😁
Me too, I’m from the Philippines, were a third world country, but a free country ❤❤, I thought we are that poor, thanks God, we have plenty of food to eat, we can wear jeans and we have internet
God bless you.
Life under the best circumstances can be hard enough at times. To live like this, watching kids, family, other human beings starving in front of you is cruel. The fact it's done with intention is heartbreaking.
Thats communism.
@@nejnej4676No. Actual communism has never been put into practice. It’s corruption plain and simple. Call it whatever you want it’s used as way to manipulate people against their own self interests. In the west “communism” is used as a way to demonize the other and again get people to act against their own self interests. Just like outrage against alternative lifestyles that are coming to get you. The amazing thing is how damn gullible people are. “I’m so angry they told me gay communists are grooming children that I don’t even blink when they talk say my taxes must go up, rich peoples taxes must go down for the economy to work, another train derailed bc of buttigieg since railroad regulations are the devil, and even fewer people have health insurance”. Yes to everything just don’t let the gay commies near the kids. Stupidassedness.
@@nejnej4676 Western sanctions
You actually bought into this lazy half assed agit-prop…
Literally everything attributed to the repressive regime of North Korean holds triply true for the US and UK.
It is propaganda.
My heart goes out for the poor families living in such horrid conditions. May they find nourishment and freedom soon!
Sadly if they want freedom, they're going to have to fight for it. It's not going to come from outside so long as China props the regime up for geopolitical reasons and the West keeps at an arm's length due to the thousands of artillery pieces that NK has trained on their allies in Seoul, let alone their new nukes.
North Korean source: Sophie (^_^)
It's bullshit. Nobody is starving over there.
It's been 70 years, nothing will change unless the Regime is overthrown by a foreign government.
If your from the u.s they be feeling sorry for you.. the most advanced county and it's ran by a kid sniffing paedophile criminal so shut and sit down
North Korea has 3 borders, not 2. They have one with Russia as well
Just a feaw km. But still
only 17 kilometers long
Pretty frequently I'll complain because there's "no food in the house", even though my pantry is stocked and there's stuff to eat in the fridge. We've become so picky because we have access to so much, and I feel so incredibly privileged. Watching stuff like this really puts into perspective how grateful I should be. Makes me sad, honestly.
those are all lies bro
@@IM4HF1R1N6M4HL4Z0R ???? you're a Melvin
@@IM4HF1R1N6M4HL4Z0R are u gonna comment that on every comment? XD
There have been photos shared on various YT channels smuggled from NK showing people pulling grass on the side of the road to take home to eat. What kind of leadership forces it's citizens to resort to eating grass??
@@meemurthelemur4811where you seen that at
It’s horrifying that it’s at the point in the peoples minds that a war would be a better alternative to their current situation
You just described 90% of the world
Lmao people so quick to take take offense at the slightest thing
@@MisterBloo42 he is right. Im iranian and our situation in iran is a bit better than north korea but still bad.
@@Snipe_skys I was referring to another commenter who has since deleted their comment lol
When people are desperate and know they'll die anyway, they'll take whatever measures they have to in order to have even the slightest chance of survival.
In 1996 I was in my office in Seoul, South Korea when a North Korean fighter jet flew over my office. We all looked out the window and observed it was flying so low we could see every detail of the plane. It was doing laps over Seoul. Later we learned he demanded permission to land before he would run out of fuel and crash. The pilot was granted permission to land. The pilot said he put his entire family in danger by defecting but needed to tell everyone how most were starving to death at that time. Sadly nothing has been done to help the North Koreans. I wonder if this generation of North Koreans will eventually revolt against the Kim regime, or will they just just lie down and starve to death?
How could they revolt? They have no means to fight the military. Soldiers even starve in the military but the officers must still be fat or else they would organize a revolution.
They can't revolt, they'll be executed immediately, they execute three generations of your family for treason, would you risk all your families lives to revolt?
How horrible
The unfortunate thing is that starving people can't physically put up much of a fight if they wanted.
Looking at similar catastrophes like Auschwitz it was noted that revolts only ever had small successes right as the trains arrived and with the crematorium slaves which were the only ones that received decent food rations.
The USA sent over grain
This is so incredibly sad and heartbreaking. Why has no one stepped in to stop this?
How? Their allies are China and Russia and NK has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons.
"Not entirely factual..." is probably the biggest admission of guilt to ever come out of the North Korean government.
I have heard that you sexually and physically abuse your relatives, male and female. There is an animated film with actors voices to prove it.
Obviously you accept this evidence and admit your guilt.
Yeah. "The date was wrong"
AND the govt response admits some of the information is TRUE. It's been a hellhole since 1950s and for some reason killing off the people in the countryside outside the main city is in their best interest. For a while the govt was making the farmers into slaves by coming by and pretty much stealing the entire crop not even leaving enough to live on to feed the family who grew it to for use to feed the military. It's a heartless regime but Stalin and Mao and PolPot all refined this method. All totalitarian top down one rule governments act like this.
"Don't worry, there's much worse stuff going on"
"Not entirely factual", because they know they done worse than that; only the tip of the iceberg can be seen as we're the outsiders, but the fence they imprison and slaughters their own people and famine and absurd law to protect a tyrant Kim family than the general population is real! This make CCP China 10 times better!
north Korea is the worlds largest prison
I remembered the famine in the 90’s someone snuck a film out, I saw children on the streets, weak from starvation, it impacted me - children, no one can help. I’ve been interested ever since.
I am Korean , south .
I am surprised that we hear more about north through BBC more than form our own government.
Freedom is a blessing, a great blessing.
We haven't got freedom no one dose
It is. 😔
@@ямногокурю way better freedom than North Korea tho.
my prayers go out to them, no one should be ever treated like this
😭😭😭
Praying doesn't do shit. Only actions do. Either they will need to rise up. Or another country will have to invade, or both.
Like prayers do anything at all. Praying "helps" the person that is praying because it makes them feel better as they think they are actually doing something
get back to us when your prayers have had any effect.
@@TheSilverGatewhat else are they supposed to do
Cannot even imagine people are dying from the starvation today. Feel sorry for the North Korean people. Pray for you all.😢
Did they said this just after kim offered,support for Russia speacial miltry operation? This nonsense is too predictable nowerdays. Just like adrew tate got new accuser, immediatly after destroying BBC.
North korea is always better than western destroyed countries like libya,syria,afghanistan,somalia,yemen,palastine etc
Never heard of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea?
Projection and misdirection. Why concern ourselves with the suffeeing and privatiins in the West when you can focus on evikdoers over there persecuting their people. Distraction 101.
No offense but maybe step outside of your bubble; Or don't, ignorance is bliss.
@omyhaby1912 those countries are undesirable to live in no doubt but north korea is simply worse than them all. do ur research
I hope we live to see the people of North Korea free, happy and thriving. They have suffered for too long.
It’s 1984 novel playing out in real time. The impact of living like this is so profound that we, on the outside, cannot truly comprehend how deeply difficult their lives, on a day to day, minute by minute, actually is. How unfair it is to have been born in to such a hellish situation. 😢
It’s the testing ground for what’s to come. Kim was created in Switzerland. Eyes wide open.
My guess is most North Koreans don't even realize how bad they have it. I spent 6 years stationed in South Korea and it is one of my favorite countries. My dream is to see a unified and free Korea before I die.
Don't worry, there's a UN "investigator" for human rights in North Korea. I don't think I could come up with a more worthless job......... That guy could not show up for work for an entire career and nobody would notice.
@@ewelinakarthe went to school in Switzerland as a symbol of his privelaged family. Russian Oligarchs did the same with their children. Odd how these people loathe the West yet enjoy western freedoms because it symbolises their close ties to their dictator. I'm sure fatboy didn't learn how to be a ruthless monster while in Switzerland 😅😅😅😅
Exactly. I was about to say. It reminds me of 1984, while reading it, I felt breathing going out.
This really goes to show how incredibly privileged to live in a free country. We are really taking advantage of the life we live. Im praying for the people who agreed to do the interview that they are still safe. Hopefully on day they can be freed keep fighting guys
True! So many people living in free fully developed countries take this for granted. They don't realize that the everyday service they're getting or using to millions in another country is looked as low-key luxury.
Its crazy, the inequality on the quality of life of people is sooooo big, people actually don't realize. Especially those who only travel to other privileged and similar countries and think that this is "normal" life for most people in the world.
don't just watch cnn too because the naive are bothered by so much happiness at once
I see Americans mourning and groaning about how oppressed they are! My eyes roll way back my head!
@@GG_Boobooyeah, they’re spbbing yet stating ”facts” that can’t be supported other than their own leftist feelings.
Freedom is seeing people protest and not getting sent to prison for it.
Freedom is saying the President is wrong for going to war and not being shot down in a plane.
Freedom is being homeless and being able to integrate back into society when your situation improves.
America has its problems, but man am thankful to live here.
My heart breaks for the countless people who have to suffer under those conditions. 😢
And you'll notice the ones with the most complaints spend all their time online too
But yet more people die in USA every day from gun violence and crime and you don't notice it. More homeless people than north Korea and people suffering all around your country and yet you tell your selfes that your country is the best in everything. Best in prisoners by capita and obesity. I would be terrified to live in your God forsaken country that you call the best. /spit
America has it easy!
@@jamesdavis8731I wouldn’t say easy we get taxed to death
I live in Singapore and I feel bad for Americans.
i won a lottery being born free.
I think we know where HELL is now. God help the people who live there.
Hello how are you doing today?😊
When I was eating my lunch and watch this documentation. I could'nt continue eating because I got tears for this poor people in North Korea. This is absolutly heartbreaking 🥺😭
One day the people are gonna fight back and win!!!!
I don't know....they're starving & weak, meanwhile Kim and his cronies have a military and strength on their side. Of course desperate people when pushed to the limit would rather die than continue to live like this.
Look at Russia, they put up with hardships due to fear and propaganda
One day, a very great individual will be born and decide the fates of those dictators for them.
@@Bertminatorthere’s very few fat men in North Korea . Kim jong Un is one of them . He and his cronies have everything they need . It really is exactly like 1984 . So depressing
How ! They are not aware of their rights or how they're violated
Heartbreaking. Praying for all the innocent people in north korea. 😢😢😢
I'm extremely sad to hear of the deteriorating conditions in North Korea. If it's affecting Pyongyang to this extent, I hate to think what's happening in the countryside.
Get drones to drop information and seeds for planting.
Exactly
It should be horrible. Before the pandemic, there was this video of a blogger who visited North Korea. He was brought to a hamlet near the coast and he saw citizens picking up seaweeds washed ashore, and people using knives to clip grass near the roadside. He thought that the people were just doing their civic duty cleaning up their neighborhood. He later found out that people collect those 'trash' to be used as food.
@@moodygirl609 if it were that easy why didnt we do it, dont you think north korea would retaliate in some way?
@@notlucas6859 I'm pretty naive about these technology things. Maybe they could shoot down a few, but if they were random in when and where couldn't some get through? Is anyone doing anything to help get these people fed?
As a Libyan I can relate, praying for North Koreans
Props to the artists/animators. Beautifully done.
its devastating when you hear that they are just spending their life waiting for an exterior force to start a war and save them. Its just sincerely bad.
There was a documentary about North Korea. And it was pretty shocking to watch what those citizens are forced to do. North Korean citizens are only born to become a soldier or become a slave. We're talking about thousands and thousands and thousands of North Korean families. Going through the same thing every day. Dictated in their own country which is also theirs. It's truly cruel and heartbreaking to watch.
can you tell me the name of the documentary? thank you.
Documentary name ??
Solider or slave, sure you're not talking about the wage slavery and servitude of the underclass of hundreds of millions of people living throughout the capitalist Western aligned world? Your entire post is an apt description of the USA, for example.
@@tree_eatsyup. Modern day slavery is you being forced into buying a car so you can afford the job so you can later pay for the car. It’s all a scam:
Millions
I am so sorry for the people , especially the babies. Its unbelievable!
It is communism, devil's footprints all over it.
PROPAGANDA
the babibes don't give a shit about fuck
Kim doesn’t look hungry does he! It’s disgusting how these leaders can treat their own people so cruelly. Democracy might not be perfect, but my goodness it is far better then what these countries like North Korea, China, Iran and Russia have to offer.!
Living in your dream
He is wealthy and the rich people usually don't starve .
It's the citizens who suffer from the whole thing
Include Cuba, Venezuela as well. As a Cuban my country is prob the most similar to North Korea.
Democratic russia was the worst russia in all of its history, filled with corrupt business men basically controlling russia and everyone starving.
@@ronin1648Absolutely not.
I’m sick and sad. These beautiful people are suffering.
I'm actually quite concerned that the methods used to keep the North Korean informers' identities a secret weren't thorough enough. We actually learned quite a bit of detail about their lives and locations. And then the BBC took the information back to the North Korean government for their reaction/response???? Watching this, I hope that the 3 who shared their life stories weren't sacrificing their lives and the lives of those they love in order to get this info to us. May their risks and potential sacrifices not be in vain.
Dude, it's all scripted, nobody is risking anything, the contradictions in this video happen because most of what was said is a lie or a huge exaggeration, i mean H U G E.
Don't believe this disinformation, there are North Korean channels on RUclips, YES THERE ARE NORTH KOREAN CHANNELS ON YT, who tell their story and their situation MUCH more profoundly and truthfully, talking about their real problems, not some fake bullshit created by imperialist garbage news. Just do some searching and you'll find it!!
I agree- BBC just wants an interview! It probably would not be hard to find these people!
They might be beyond caring about that.
I thought so too, they straight up gave away their location, jobs, and family members??? If there's one thing the north korean government is good at, it's control of information. They probably wouldn't even need to do field research before making a short list of potential insiders. After that, all they need to do is mark each of them until they gain confirmation.
News readers will always complain.
If some specifics were not mentioned you will say it's fake news, they reveal a few you still complain.
It just breaks my heart to see those innocent people struggling like that
I know everyone has the right to be sad but the past few years ive started feeling depressed but videos like this make me question if my problems are even problems to begin with.
Another's pain doesn't diminish your own. Have empathy for others, but please, also care for yourself. You are still worth it, even if others have it worse.
I think thats because we compare ourselves to those around us and not to the greater world.
Expanding your perspective can sometimes have that effect, I dont know about your personal situation but atleast your not in North Korea, and whatever your issue is stay strong, walk tall and dont quit fighting is all I can say.
A man having his leg cut off will never not be in pain during the process just because the man next to him is having both his legs cut off. Just like how a mother's pain of losing a child will not lessen just because another mother lost two children. You can understand that others have it worse than you without taking away from the pain you are currently suffering. Besides, do we really want to live in a world where people are less sad solely because they see others suffering worse than them? That would slowly turn toxic over time.
I completely agree….this video puts so much into perspective. It offers another sense of humility
But I’m a bit baffled why they still decide to have kids in that situation. I mean people born there are pretty much doomed…
North Korea has a declining birth rate. It is a bit naive to think people are not giving in to sexual urges or that they somehow must control even this aspect of their lives by simply abstaining. The government spends less than $1 per person on health care. I doubt contraceptives are given out freely.
Because they are forced to, there’s even a video of Kim telling people that the birthrate is declining and women need to have more kids.
This is true, they force people to have kids. Especially in the camps, they match make slaves so they can make more slaves. You're not asking the right questions.
So tragic. My heart goes out to these people. They have no voice. We cannot hear from them directly. Whenever I feel overwhelmed with my own troubles, I imagine what their lives are like. Humans can be so cruel to each other.
You actually bought into this lazy half assed agit-prop…
Literally everything attributed to the repressive regime of North Korean holds triply true for the US and UK.
We cannot believe the BBC
@@robshepherd3782you can't believe the BBC or any news from the USA it's all fake
Ok Rob, tell us who we can believe... wish all well,moreover I hope for those people. Comment not from a basement or silo, from real life experiences
Humans can be cruel to each other? just like the way your ancestors treated Africans.
I hope the North Korean people are able to get some kind of relief. It's sickening this is happening. Good job to the brave folks who are bringing these interviews through the North Korean borders, and especially to the people risking everything to speak on their experiences. It's so frustrating to watch North Korea's brutal rule over its people.
They are not North Korea. It is Kim Jong Un's kingdom with people who have been thoroughly brainwashed, exploited, suppressed and controlled since birth.
Also, his plan is still an invasion of the South and plans to slaughter 20 million people against their ideology, and 10 million out of a total of 50 million people in Korea are expected to flee the country in the event of a war. Unlike political dictatorships in China and Russia, North Koreans are still trapped in the 1950s.
Also, North Korea cannot use the Internet that connects to foreign countries, and the media exists to strictly follow Kim Jong-un
need a lot more than our hearts to go out to them, most are over here rooting on a Ukraine war and ignoring an entire country of the most horrendous things you can't fathom. A young woman saw a boy with his organs hanging out because his skin was so thin in the back and he was begging for food still with them hanging out and people just walked past him. Over half of their babies die before they are 5! This is not propaganda, this is WORSE THAN WAR!
@@NotWatchingTV for real... ukraine is suffering but nk has it way way waAAAYY more worse. Funny how the countries that america supports are the most supported by people....
@@zainab_hashmiiiWell two different situations. The Ukraine is a democracy defending itself from authoritarian regime.
We tried to defend North Korea from authoritarian regime and nearly did it when the chinese came in and man flooded the US back to the current borders.
And china is the one supporting this regime so they could help but they arent.
@@zainab_hashmiii thank you! You give me hope for humanity. You’re spot on, media controls feelings and the USA is top media in the world. We pick and choose who we think is humanely suffering and who’s not.. USA doesn’t want us to know the truth of NK as we will all go against it and America will be forced to do something. North Korea has no resources the US needs therefore we don’t invade. Some people don’t even believe it is happening in NK because of the capital.. they’re living worse than some slaves did in the 1500s. Yet we invaded Iraq for “weapons” aka oil for humanity.. provide everything to Ukraine for “humanity” (bless Ukraine I do hope the war ends) just putting into perspective how f**ked NK is and we all just go about our days.. we’re worried about a Putin when our fate could be worse if we end up a NK with another lockdown etc.. sad.
It's just unbelievable that in this era , people are forced to live a miserable life
A lot of people are forced to live a miserable in this era, and no doubt will do for hundreds more of years sadly.
If you think this is shocking, look up Susie krabaucher in Haiti, and why she and her husband have at this point adopted over 5k children, literally.
It’s all the same no matter where you are, the truth is modern civilisation is broken
Have you never been to the streets in LA?
@@darth.severuss No one is "forced" to live in LA, to take drugs or wathever
Have you now endangered your sources, by giving so much geographical information about them?
I wondered the same and hoped it was disguised information, but worried some poor person who incidentally matched the description got executed. 😢
I thought the same exact thing
How can we let this happen. These are crimes against humanity.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today..?
Too brainwashed and media programmed to not see past anything.. even worse not even have open eyes at all about anything … arguing about who’s a boy who’s a girl
cuz if we try to stop this, it would mean total nuclear war
North Korea is completely willing to destroy the world in order for Dear Leader Kim to prove how much better he is than the west, or everyone else.
It’s their country,so mind your business,or are you world police
For me, this is heartbreaking because it's been this way for a very long time and these people should not have been forced to live this way. When I joined the US Army my first duty station was in South Korea in 1980. I remember being shown films about North Korea and other very important information. Being stationed in South Korea I met some ROK Soldiers and I was shocked at the amount of inhuman treatment of those in North Korea and how they suffer. Having served my time there I spent time patrolling inside the DMZ it's kind of weird at first but you get used to doing patrols. I don't if they still play that loudspeaker toward the border of South Korea playing all sorts of propaganda to the US and South Korean soldiers. The Kim family rules by fear and with no remorse taking people and punishing whole families even back 3rd or 4th generations of people. However, Kim is a bad man but his sister is more evil than he is and they both need to stoped and get the people the help they need to be part of the world outside of the prison of Kim's family.
Good grief, there's a sister? Worse?
@@janetwhite7786 yes, look her up! She looks pure evil! Kim Yo Jong
Camp Liberty Bell 77_78 9th Infantry Manchu
Stupid leaders. Splitting the country into two after the war. Reminds you of immature parents making a hell out of their children's lives.
They still have a better life then how the African slaves were treated.
How can one man hold a whole nation hostage ?
A sick man
@@teresatimber4235 SICK & BEYOND! THAT IS THE TYPE AGENDA >That's In The Makings For U.S.A.!! RUMPMUNCH-FREAKS & LUCIFERIAN 👺MANIACS WANNA' DESTROY ALL THE🌎 WORLD & IT'S PEOPLE!! 🧑🤝🧑👩👩👧👦👪👨👦🐕🦺🐱🐷🐄🦙🐰 + Animals!
This is a result of being part of a secret society of evil men, that protects themselves while they follow their agendas of controlling the world. North Korean’s dictator is just one of them. He has no power on him to do anything like this magnitude unless someone else ( in the shadows ) is providing the ways for him to do it.
Maybe all are sick….probably delusional without guts to stand up to oppression
반란을 일으키면 해당 사람뿐만 아니라 그의 가족 친척까지 모두 정치범 수용소에 집어넣습니다
Thank you for the cartoon depictions, it brings their stories to life. Hearts breaks for them.
The emotion in that UN human rights investigator's tone as he said "they are getting to the edge of what they can bear" really hit me. Seems like he's the right man for that job.
Yeah, but what is he doing about it. Nothing.
After knowing BBC, I'm pretty sure this is FALSE, should be reported for Misinformation. Any Country that has its own culture and is independent of the western countries is treated as a dictatorship by BBC. British Backward Cs
lol what do you want this one guy to do about north korea??
@@sam04019491 bro its the UN, he cant do anything other than submit a report. the UN cant stop genocides that happpens right in front of their soldiers, they cant do jack about these guys. especially when china and russia will just veto any proposal against them
when.?
The ambassador who defected said. “The government’s biggest fear is of people’s consciousness changing. The younger generation thinks completely different to us. They ask, “What has the country and Kin Jong-un ever done for us?” “What have you [Kin Jong-un] done to stop us starving to death?” If anger and discontent keep building up, one day it will explode.”
Fully agree with that. But when?
I hope it's soon. If any other countries intervene, there is the risk of WW3 breaking out. It depends solely on the NK citizens at this point.
I fully agree with you@@skyfall2511
@@skyfall2511 When you are busy surviving every day, there is no energy left for revolution.
@@SakuraMorandi very true also they are so brainwashed it will be hard
The ppl of North Korea outnumber Kim and his men by something like 500,000 to 1. They need to see that, and oust the problem.
This is so sad. I hope they will be free.
If they are going to die of starvation why don't they try to kill him
You actually bought into this lazy half assed agit-prop…
Literally everything attributed to the repressive regime of North Korean holds triply true for the US and UK.
Amen
Pretty obvious who be eating all the food
It's truly sad that one human being could be that cruel to a whole country of his people. He has the power to be good to help his people but for some reason he refuses
it always amazes me that North Korean consume less propaganda than we do. Funny isn't it
Not when they’ve been sanctioned by every country on earth except Iran and china. The nation does have the resources to make it slightly less miserable, but if the government didn’t oppress their people to such a high degree, they would absolutely organize a revolution. The hopelessness benefits those at the top
If the people there had a chance, they would hang him and do worse to him. Like what happened to Ceacescu in Rumania. Or Mussolini in Italy. The North Korean dictator wants to be treated like a god and have absolute control.
North Korean source: Sophie (^_^)
Isn’t the medicine seller’s description a bit too detailed? I hope you’ve changed it enough in this documentary to keep them safe.
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Details have been changed.
The babies and children break my heart . Brought into the world to suffer
Brought into the world to suffer... Yeah, like pretty much all the rest of us, unless you only have Y chromosomes, in that case, you're a protected and privileged class.
“If we are going to die anyways, let’s take down the regime, at least the next generation will have a better chance to survive.” Shouldn’t this be what they are thinking instead of waiting to die?
I don’t know. I don’t think we can really imagine what they would’ve wouldn’t be thinking. It’s not just them who would die if it didn’t go the way that they wanted it to. They have to consider their families. If you do something like that in North Korea, three generations of your family get sent to a prison camp.
Normal people don’t have guns. They don’t have access to the arms needed to bring down the country. There’s no organized effort to do this because of informers. It’s just so awful. They would need the military to be in support or something like that, but I don’t see how that would happen.
The rest of the world won’t do anything because North Korea is allies with China and Russia, so, no one is willing to stick their neck out to help a people, who has been systematically oppressed, for over 70 years. It’s awful, but it’s the reality.
I wish I could do something to help, but I don’t know what. I really do care about the people there, and I pray to God that He would give me some way to help them and, far more importantly, that He would turn the heart of their leader to good, and that He would help the people.
Yes definitely
@@JAF1323 Army is made up of sons and daughters of those people, and they have guns. but i guess Dear Leader is too dear for them
North Korea has a lot of spies, so no one can be trusted
They have NO energy to revolt !!
I thought I lived in a doomed and bad country. But after watching this, I'm am more than lucky. It is really sad and devastating to be born and live in a prison like N.Korea. No one deserves to be treated that way, and every single person has the right to be free and choose whatever they find it suitable for them. I hope they can get free of this tyrannical regime as soon as possible. My love and solidarity for those people from Lebanon 🇱🇧❤
Yes you can be very lucky in fact you can thank your lucky stars you can see this let alone make this comment compared to if you're living in that country or any others that banned RUclips.
@@kellychuang8373 They are NOT starving because they don't have the means to grow or buy food, but because they are sanctioned by the "freedom peddlers", so, how much sorry are you truly of their situation----even as you watch the deliberate use of starvation as a means to wedge and foist internal conflicts....
UN is still there to provide aid to the north koreans and even if the sanctions are lifted they don't have the capital to purchase significant amount of grain to feed all its people. Furthermore it is in north korean government's interest to starve the population just enough to prevent rebellions and solidify their dynastic rule over the country. If you think north korea is anything like a functional modern "government" then you are dilusional.@@D-E-S_8559
@@D-E-S_8559 Really can be hard to tell seeing all those horror stories about that nation.
@@kellychuang8373 I don't know what you learn from listening to "horror stories" about any nation, if you cannot question the necessity of sanctions that don't spare the starving----see, those who don't ban youtube also pride themselves for being more moral and ethical than those who do. So question yourself what is moral or ethical about sanctioning a starving people, because you do not like their choice of leaders....???
Simply heartbreaking. Thank you BBC!
Don' t be heartbroken. There will be enough masks and fences to protect people.
Believing the lies media literacy should be taught in schools
@@NoOne-py5or how is it lies
As a Korean, I have felt that one day Korea MUST be unified, however, there are sophisticated political and economical issues......I feel deeply sorry for North Koreans.
I'm sorry that sophisticated politics is more important than innocent people being subject to such torment and horror for literally no reason.
Yeah that's the issue. I'm Palestinian, so I cannot give you my opinion or speak on your matters. But matters are very complex. It's sad to see the North Korean brothers/sisters across the border from you suffering, but those in the South enjoying their somewhat selfish lives 😞.
@@snakejuce 中国とロシアがなければ、とっくに統一が実現していた。
Thanks to someone sending peoples volunteers into Korea … that legacy has also entrenched that country and kept Korea divided.
Sadly I don't think Korea can ever become one with kim jung being the ruler and dictator even when he passes someone will take over and continue the regime either his sis or someone who can fill his shoes
Why do we have to put up with such outrageous brutes in this world?
it’s unbelievable, this breaks my heart. I can’t believe that this is happening to innocent people and children, especially those who have lost their lives in this horrific situation,
I can't understand how a person can be ok with knowing this and allowing it to happen and knowing he has the power to help and feed his people is just crazy to me 😢
He's out of touch and has an ego. That's the best explanation I can think of .
He's basically dead as soon as he gives a little leniency, either at the hands of the people or the upper ranked officials. Such is the life of a tyrannical dictator
@@racool911 How much more twisted can this get???
@@racool911 that's not how it works with absolute dictators. He's literally at the top of the pyramid with all the power. He shouldn't have to be afraid of the measly "upper ranked officials" whom he appointed to their status in the first place and whom he can get rid of or execute any time, let alone of his literal peasants of people. It's very truly the other way around--it's THEM who are afraid of him. This isn't 18th century France with the possibility of people rioting and triumphing against his regime. He's basically a god over there with no one able to challenge his authority.
@@user-sy9ev8hh5k And he likes to keep it that way. However a dictator only remains powerful if the upper elites are happy. It'll be a major red flag to them if he does anything that might even remotely compromise the system they benefit from. If one or two upper ranks are unhappy they can be swiftly and easily dealt with. If a lot of them start disliking you at once you're basically screwed. You can't make an entire population afraid enough to not revolt all by yourself.
It is horrible to know this is happening and we can't do anything about it.
How much would you be willing to spend, personally, if you could do something? Lets say, for a certain amount of money, you could give one random person in North Korea access to the global internet for a month. What is the amount, or threshold, that you would be willing to donate?
@@stephencarlson6297look at u being a cockhead
@@stephencarlson6297 majority of people are living paycheck to paycheck so even if that could happen, most people still wouldn't have the means to help even if they wanted to.
All this is caused by China. The North Korean regime would have already failed and become part of South Korea if it wasn't artificially supported by China. If you want to do something about this, stop buying Chinese products.
@@stephencarlson6297 if there is enough people backing it up, it doesn't need to be much per person
They said there are 2 borders. Are we just going to ignore the Russian border?
Or did i miss something.
As a South Korean, I feel so bad....
For causing it
@beng4647 Dude America and the Soviets is the one who caused the war
Shut up if you don't know the history please
@beng4647 And south Korea was once a pile of rubble after the Korean War, And just in 70 years, it became a world superpower.. if you don't know, please shut up..
@@beng4647the Kim family is the root of all the suffering. Please educate yourself. You sound ignorant and cruel.
Save them! Those are your people.
A wise man once said "They got money for wars, but cant feed the poor"
I am afraid of death, but one day it will come for me. I cannot fathom just wanting to die, like right now as I write this I could die any moment from anything, I don’t want that. These poor people just want to die, they welcome it. Can you imagine your own life being so bad and the excruciating pain from hunger and exposure, that all you wish for is death… an end to it all. These people need to be liberated and re-educated, welcomed into true freedom, normal society, & safety, but is it too late? Can North Korea actually be saved?
Freedom cures a lot of ills.
It can. Ofc, it would take decades for the country & society to build themselves up again. But Koreans are strong, hardworking and itelligent. If South Korea can reach such wealth & level of development, in time so can the North.
There's no answer, the only solution here is war but no one wants war and it can destroy the world if some country declared a war against nk.
Try offering me 20 million dollars to visit N. Korea. My answer: "PASS"!
This is journalism. Thank you and best wishes to everyone involved in the making of this video.
... so much humint intel in article ... this journalist has just sacrificed her source for a story ... Bravo BBC
@@Ghetto-Gekko It seems highly unlikely that there is an actual source in North Korea here. More likely a South Korean scam to sell some juicy stories to a naïve Western journalist.
Once upon a time there was a similar situation: A fat king, an ignorant queen, and their starving people.
It ended in the French Revolution. About time the people take their future in their own hand.
As an expat who lives in S Korea, this news story really makes my insides hurt. A totalitarian govt like this must end, but the world cannot do anything I guess. There are so many things that are unjust in the world, but this govt has no place to rule over others when they purposely let them die and starve. The people will have to revolt, a revolution, where they can break free from this tyranny. Perhaps then, the rest of the world could come to their rescue.
Although seemingly not the case, the existence of the Kim family's regime also greatly impacted the development of South Korea. The border has been fortified soon as the war was "over," and the self-proclaimed free government ironically fed certain companies to a rapid growth with direct intervention and support. Practically an island with no land connection to other countries, South Korea quickly shifted towards mercantile businesses, exporting cheap but effective goods to as many countries as possible. This eventually resulted in those certain companies rising as megacorps which are now widely known by the names of Samsung, LG, Hyundai, GS, and so on. The South Korean economy has reached the point where it is largely dependent on export and will meet its doom if any of these megacorps were to collapse, yet millions and trillions of dollars are spent on fortifying the northern border and shielding the country.
Despite past attempts to negotiate with North Korea and offer aids, the regime still stands for over 70 years, regardless of how concrete it may seem. Those who have witnessed the tyranny and brutality of the North have died of old age, and the younger generations in the South openly admit that they see no way to reunite with the North, unless there is any form of violence such as a mass uprising inside North Korea, or the continuation of the war.
This phenomenon is more prominent with young South Korean males, who must go through a conscript period of 2-3 years, potentially more depending on which branch and service they choose. The fact that they have to waste a large part of their youth for an act they didn't choose comes as a great frustration, and the following anger is directed towards the North. Although both the constitution and the army of South Korea agree on that the northern half is not to be recognized as a separate country and is a land that must be reacquired, their desired methods are direct opposites. The constitutional law says that a peaceful method is preferred, but the army internally educates their soldiers that the North Korean army is not an officially recognized army, but a bunch of mobsters that defend a pointless, meaningless cause of socialism forced upon them by the Kim regime, and that they must storm the North as it is the most effective way of wiping socialism off the Korean land.
Wtf is this new expat word is😂 it sounds like someones spitting😂 you’re an immigrant sweetie, even if you’re white
how do you know that people are starving in North Korea, how do you know anything about life there, I assume from those few people who escape every year, but can those people be trusted, what if they are criminals who escape from prison for example, wouldn't they lied everything. I know about twenty years ago, all our gypsies ( national group in my country)went to Italy with sad stories of starvation and persecution and there they received asylum (accommodation, food and some money per household member, but it was more important for them that they were there because they could to beg and steal what brought them good money) the point is, I don't believe much in sad stories and I don't believe almost nothing at all bbc and cnn
@@aleksandarjokic2918 I live in S Korea....it is well-documented how horrid their lives were while living there. There is a program in Seoul for those who did escape to acclimate to a capitalist society in S Korea. Their stories are very true. C'mon.
you think bbc and cnn recorded 150 shows about cannibalism in north korea and suddenly everything is true, if you weren't there ,then don't believe anything "on their word".You weren't there, almost no one was there, and those who were certainly didn't see such a thing, if it existed at all. And if I start to believe CNN and the BBC for granted then know that I operated something nasty on my brain.
How can he and his wife go to bed and rest peacefully at nights??? Even if he keeps his people shelter from the rest of the world, how can any human being starve people to death? Wicked!
When I was 9 years old, I watched a documentary about the North-Korean famine. It detailed how orphan children starved and were butchered as meat to survive. Images of emaciated market sales people with chunks of limbs on display. This documentary made such an impact on me that I wrote a lengthy essay about it in school detailing what I learned.
16 years later I went to South-Korea. I found it to be more technologically advanced in some respects than my own country. I felt the effect of the war-tensions. The propaganda speakers were put on the first time in decades, a S-Korean soldier was injured by an illegal mine on patrol, I visited the DMZ (and I bought North-Korean banknotes and plumwine as my souvenir), and I hiked across militarized zones in Seoul, I saw the subway systems filled with gasmasks and provisions for a sudden crisis, I was there when the periodic family reunions of North and South Korean were hosted to give them one day to spend with their lost relatives.
I wondered since Covid how North-Koreans are doing. It went quiet, and I assumed the dynastic military government would reign with utmost control. I didn't think however that the documentary images that made such a deep impact when I was 9 are on the brink of repeating themselves. I feel very sorry for North-Korean people who live in this state-sized prison system.
the UN stopping at the 38th parallel was an absurd mistake in the korean war... douglas macarthur was a good general... but he made an absolutely massive mistake.
we ran at even the suggestion that the chinese were starting to counter attack but we should have defended the entirety, the problem was that we barely invested anything into the korean war when we had the infrastructure to put FAR more on the table.
@@ChristopherGray00 hindsight is always perfect, the people living in that conflict back then made their decisions based on their situation.
@@Pilvenuga the situation was that nothing was even tested and the UN didn't even try fighting back against chinese forces, it would be completely different if they tried investing and got bad results, then made that choice based off of failure, but that was not the case, the US didn't even try.
It hurts my soul, the fact that these people are suffering, lucky to get enough to eat everyday, even more lucky not to be killed because of some ridiculous law, while I can sit here and type this, then go back to drinking my favourite coffee and play video games. Life is so unfair, and this is coming from someone who was born in probably the best circumstances possible. I'm in Australia, don't need to work, and I'm a white man who is obese. That's my worst issue right now, being obese.... Don't have any other health problems.
@@ChristopherGray00Check your facts. In fall 1950, UN forces did advance north of the 38th parallel. They pushed almost as far north as the North Korea - China border. China then entered the war and pushed UN forces out of North Korea.
This breaks my heart.. I’m praying for them and the world
To be honest, this isa case where all we can do is pray. Because the Kims literally don't even care about their own people, just power.
I don't know why the people don't just rise up against them...
I feel disgusted that the whole world doesn’t do anything to free these people… it s so inhumane
What do you expect the world to do when the oppressor is a maniacal government with freaking nuclear weapons in their arsenal and powerful nations like Russia and China as their Allies??
If it was that easy to put and end to this human catastrophe, people would have done so a long time ago.
Meddling with it from the outside is risking a nuclear world war and you do NOT want this to happen.
All we can do is hope that a French revolution 2.0 happens from within.
@@Reckoning2943 조국의 아이들아 가자! 영광의 날이 왔다!
That's the first line of _La Marseillaise_ in Korean!
You delusional idiots don't even realize you're getting slaved by your own govern & corpos. You need freeing not them. LOL
1. the have nukes some where
2. the have china and russia as frends
so how u plan to do that ??
@@maartencdegroot6968맞아요.. 핵무기만 없었어도 북한 선제타격으로 북한을 해방시켰을지 모릅니다
So heartbreaking 💔 😢