Unreported World

Frozen rivers, quiet streets,

Frozen bodies, quiet deaths,

North Koreans fleeing across the border into China, with only a bag of chili powder to throw into soldiers' faces and a knife to end their lives if they get caught. If they do make it out alive, they are forced to live undercover as non-citizens in China, otherwise they will be sent back and be enprisonned in hard labour camps. Many women are traffiked into prostitution or sold as wives to Chinese men.

I have just watched an episode of 'Unreported World', a Channel 4 programme which I discovered recently. The title gives you a good impression of what it's about...Going for the stories which are beyond the usual reach of the media and reminding us there is always a lot more going on in our world than we hear about. In this case, a lot more oppression, suffering and pain.

If you are in the UK, you can catch up on past episodes here