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The Defectors: Escaping from Captivity

Trafficked into the sex industry after defecting from North Korea, two young women spent years in captivity in China before finally being helped to escape. BBC Korea Editor Su-Min Hwang reports on their extraordinary ordeal.

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Sun 28 Jul 201919:10GMT
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