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Escape from camp 14
Updated On: 27 May, 2012 11:13 AM IST | | Sowmya Rajaram
I was largely indifferent to the existence of North Korea ufffd it existed in my conscious thought somewhere on the fringe of history textbooks and sporadic news reports about a country notorious mostly for human rights violations and a militant communism.
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That was until the death of ‘supreme leader’ Kim Jong-il in December 2011 trained the focus of the mainstream media back on one of the planet’s most isolated nations, before petering out as the new year, the US Presidential election, and other glamorous events took centrestage in headlines.
A government minder watches during celebrations to mark the 100th birth anniversary of the country’s founding leader Kim Il-Sung, in Pyongyang on April 16, 2012. Pic/ AFP Photo
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