1. Night-time Aerial View of China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan North Korea– Land of Darkness

2. North Korea– Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Head of state: Head of state: Kim Jong-il Government: Government:Communist Capital: Capital:Pyongyang Population: Population: 22.9 million 22.9 million

3. Kim Jong Un New ruler of North Korea. Took over when father died in 2011. New ruler of North Korea. Took over when father died in 2011.

4. Only government channels allowed in North Korea All radios and television sets are fixed to a few select government channels, and their users are required to be registered All radios and television sets are fixed to a few select government channels, and their users are required to be registered

5. A show for the world! Through constant propaganda and government controlled “education” North Koreans see Kim Jung Ill as a hero. Through constant propaganda and government controlled “education” North Koreans see Kim Jung Ill as a hero. Parade honoring Kim Jung Ill.

6. A show for the world! Despite being one of the poorest nations in the world, Kim Jung Ill orders the construction of many “projects”. Despite being one of the poorest nations in the world, Kim Jung Ill orders the construction of many “projects”.

8. A brilliant downtown Pyongyang full of empty offices and apartments.

9. Monuments honoring the party.

10. AT ONE TIME THIS WAS TO BE THE WORLDS LARGEST HOTEL. When completed however, the building was so structurally unsound that people are not allowed in for safety reasons! Ryugyong Hotel

11. As Kim Jung Ill lives a life of luxury and wastes government funds on needless projects, his people go without. As Kim Jung Ill lives a life of luxury and wastes government funds on needless projects, his people go without. Reliable electricityReliable electricity Safe water supplySafe water supply Proper medical needsProper medical needs Adequate supply of foodAdequate supply of food

12. 4,000,000 Dead Humanitarian Relief Experts report more than 4,000,000 North Koreans have died of starvation since 1995 Humanitarian Relief Experts report more than 4,000,000 North Koreans have died of starvation since 1995

13. The government wants to: control entire classes of people control entire classes of people suppress those of opposing viewpoints suppress those of opposing viewpoints stop anyone known to have religious beliefs stop anyone known to have religious beliefs

14. Always hungry One daily ration is 100g of broken corn One daily ration is 100g of broken corn

15. “Kot’-Jeh-Bee” (Homeless Children) Everywhere

16. Homeless, starved, in need of a family

17. Human Rights Violated Arbitrary and brutal imprisonment Arbitrary and brutal imprisonment with no trial or access to defense counsel counsel

18. Whole Families Imprisoned If one family member is caught in a crime as small as: singing a foreign song singing a foreign song possessing any religious literature possessing any religious literature stealing food to survive stealing food to survive trying to escape North Korea trying to escape North Korea …the entire family including grandparents and …the entire family including grandparents and little children are taken to death camps where they usually die from hard labor, starvation, or execution

19. Forced Labor in Prison Camps Prisoners are worked until they are no longer productive, then killed and their bodies are disposed of secretly Map Photo Courtesy of US Committee for Human Rights in NK

20. Families must choose to stay or… Photo courtesy of North Korea Freedom Coalition

21. Hoping for food and freedom, they leave North Korea North Korean and Chinese guards on both sides of the border shoot defectors Whole families attempt to swim across the Tumen River– many drown

22. Sadly, Their Hopes are Crushed-- China Refuses to Help Refugees A starving North Korean refugee forages for food at a garbage dump in China

24. North Korean Refugees in Northeast China Majority are women and teens Women and teen girls are raped by kidnappers, buyers and sellers Many are abducted and sold – –Informal wives or concubines China’s one child policy resulted in deficit of young women – –To work at karaoke clubs for prostitution

25. North Korean Refugees in Northeast China Once recognized as North Koreans, they are powerless Any protest or lack of obedience results in being resold or turned over to the Chinese police for repatriation

26. North Korean Refugees in Northeast China Hide in the mountains in dugouts or small shelters

27. North Korean Women in China Chinese men hunt for women and girls in the forests and mountains 80 to 90% of women refugees are trafficked –- leader of the Underground Railroad Many of the Chinese police are corrupt and collaborate with traffickers

28. Underground Railroad Get refugees out of China to another country (Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam) Then to South Korea, although that’s limited 50% of attempts fail Pastor Chun Ki-won arrested in China, spent 200 days in jail, banned from entering China Pastor Chun Ki-won Durihana Seoul, Korea “Women are treated like animals. They have no rights. Whoever finds them first can sleep with them. Then he sells them later.” – Chun Ki-won

29. China Forces Refugees to Return to North Korea Two-year-old Han Mee cries as her mother is stopped by Chinese police Two-year-old Han Mee cries as her mother is stopped by Chinese police

30. Families forced to return are interrogated, tortured, and imprisoned or Killed