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Sharon Jang traveled for two months to reach Thailand after escaping North Korea, where she had been forced to work in a coal mine, like her grandfather and mother before her. Sharon Jang trekked for more than 2,300 miles – a distance further than the entire length of Europe – to escape the secretive state. To do so, she had to cross through two of North Korea#39;s closest allies, China and Laos. #39;The most difficult thing was the danger,#39; she said of her perilous trek that saw her cross

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