How North Korea Finally Made It Impossible to Escape

Summary by Krater

This video examines how North Korea became the world's most isolated country, detailing the severe travel restrictions, military presence along borders, and the dramatic decline in defections due to increased border security and COVID-19 pandemic closures.

From the video

Answers: Why is North Korea so isolated and why have defections dropped?

• North Korea border security
• defector statistics
• Korean DMZ
• smuggling routes
• COVID-19 pandemic border closures
• surveillance technology in North Korea

What it concludes

• North Korea is the only country where it is illegal to leave without state permission.
• North Korea has one of the worst human rights records in the world.
• North Korea is one of only four countries maintaining public executions of prisoners.
• North Korea's border with China is the easiest to smuggle goods and people across when frozen in winter.
• Defections from North Korea have dropped significantly due to increased border security and pandemic closures.
• North Korea became the first country to shut down and seal its borders due to COVID-19.