My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists

My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists

Park Yeon-mi
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.

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My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists in the world. He didn't even know this much food was available in the world.
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
My father died without knowing even this kind of democracy exists
Park Yeon-mi
Park Yeon-mi

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I wasn't dreaming of freedom when I escaped from North Korea... I was willing to risk my life for the promise of a bowl of rice.

Park Yeon-mi

Freedom meant for me to wear earrings, not freedom of speech.

Park Yeon-mi

I didn't know what freedom was. I didn't even know the word. I didn't know the concept. I never heard of that word, 'freedom.' To me, the happiest thing was having food.

Park Yeon-mi

My favorite movies were 'Titanic,' 'James Bond' and 'Pretty Woman' - people smuggled in pirate copies from China.

Park Yeon-mi

I couldn't imagine that I'd ever see men as normal people and I could never trust them. I couldn't bear any human connection with men.

Park Yeon-mi

I mean I could not trust men again. I hated men. I hated humanity. How on earth can people sell each other?

Park Yeon-mi

North Korea publicly denounced me as an enemy of my people and punished all my relatives. They have this guilty by association policy and they go after three generations of your family or up to eight generations of your family.

Park Yeon-mi

North Korea was pretty insane. Like the first thing my mom taught me was don't even whisper, the birds and mice could hear me. She told me the most dangerous thing that I had in my body was my tongue.

Park Yeon-mi

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