Spotlight North Korea: Growing up during North Korea’s ‘Arduous March’ (Timothy Cho part 1)

North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is a closed, isolated and repressive country. The violations of human rights perpetrated there, including the right to freedom of religion or belief, are among the worst in the world. Timothy Cho is a North Korean human rights activist and two-time defector. He has been imprisoned four times in North Korea and China. Cho’s parents fled North Korea during a period of famine known as the “Arduous March”, leaving him to become a homeless member of the “hostile class”, constituted of families of regime defectors. In this two part episode, join Samuel Jackson-Reed and David Simpson as Timothy details his childhood and his first attempt at escaping from North Korea. SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/cswukInstagram- csw_uk USEFUL LINKS Find out more at csw.org.uk/NorthKorea Download our prayer diary csw.org.uk/prayer These episodes are made possible by the generous donations made by our supporters. If you'd like to join our movement and help us keep this podcast going, you can do so by going to: csw.org.uk/give