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The “Prison Tales” series is based
on “The Reeducation Camp Stories” (the Zeitgeist, 2008) written
by Lee Jun Ha, a defector now taking refuge in China who gave
an account of his experiences over five years in the No. 22
Reeducation Camp in Hoiryeong.
Lee says, "I wrote them to share with the people of the world
the news about violations of human rights in North Korea’s reeducation
camps."
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The secretary called on the general section head, told him to put me in solitary confinement, then headed back to his house. The general section head and the manager of the foodstuffs storehouse helped me to the 2nd Solitary cell.“I thought he was going to scream h.. |
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I lived among the powerful cell heads and foremen at the prison. As a result, I got to know all the shocking incidents in other sections, the viciousness of the security officials and the reality of the 2nd and 4th branches. If I were an ordinary prisoner, I wouldn.. |
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Kang Woon Ho. This innocent man died at the age of 33, leaving his mother and wife behind in Musan. He belonged to the 5th section of the 2nd branch, and had no relationship with me whatsoever. However, I know every single detail of his death. It was one Sunday.. |
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The wail of a siren spread throughout the prison. Prisoners and guards all prick up their ears and listened out for instructions.“Someone must have tried to escape!”“Stop your work! Everyone, stop what you’re doing and return to the prison immediately! Hurry!”S.. |
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Prison left me with a lot of pain, and many more painful memories. It was only few days after I was placed in the Logging Section. When the bell rang, everyone woke up and kneeled to wait for the guard to come, only to find Young Hoon still asleep. Without a tho.. |
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On January 7, 2001, I witnessed an incident I can’t erase no matter how hard I try. A heavy snow had started the day before, and was still falling when we went out to work in the morning. Everyone thought the day’s labor would be shoveling snow, but instead, every.. |
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Ma Il. He, known for his unique name, was killed by a mob in the summer of 2004. His hometown was Musan, high on the Chinese border. He was only about 160 centimeters tall, which was pretty small compared to others. However, that did not stop him being feared. H.. |
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Park Won Guk had been a soldier serving with the border garrison. He was discharged from the army and sent to prison for stealing 500kg of corn from a farm’s threshing room floor. He was 30 years old when he died. I do not exactly remember his personality, but I th.. |
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Lee Young Il was a gentle guy who looked younger than his 31 years. I don’t know where he came from, but he seemed pretty introverted. Even when someone asked him questions, he just smiled. The freshman head of the Chores Section must have liked him though, because.. |
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We were all out of our minds, but we moved the dead bodies of Lee Young Il and Kang Il Ho to the morgue nevertheless. Security put the wounded Visiting Head, Chores Section Head and the other four Chores Section members in solitary confinement. That is why j.. |
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