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Stuck waiting to die : North Koreans give first-hand accounts of starvation, crackdowns in rare interviews

Stuck waiting to die : North Koreans give first-hand accounts of starvation, crackdowns in rare interviews
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North Korea s COVID-19 border closure prompted suicide spike, widespread starvation: it s heartless

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).North Korea continues to struggle as its borders remain closed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with many people losing hope, and leader Kim Jong Un forced to

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North Korea s COVID-19 border closure prompted suicide spike, widespread starvation: it s heartless

The country's border closure due to the coronavirus pandemic led to widespread famine and starvation, leading to increased hopelessness and suicide attempts.

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BBCNEWS North Korea June 4, 2024 02:37:00

so, they stopped freight trains from even crossing the border from china with vital supplies of food and medicine. i work on construction projects. often, we have to work late into the night, and i sleep at the site. this person, who we re calling chan ho, lives near the chinese border with his family. i wouldn t be able to survive if my wife didn t work at the market. food supplies are so low, people have started dying. it s been so long since we received government rations. we somehow survive on what little food there is but it s hard not knowing how much longer we will live

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North Korea s COVID-19 border closure prompted suicide spike, widespread starvation: it s heartless

The country's border closure due to the coronavirus pandemic led to widespread famine and starvation, leading to increased hopelessness and suicide attempts.

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