Lee Hyeon-seo (Korean: 이현서, born January 1980), [1] best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names, is a North Korean defector and activist who lives in Seoul, South Korea. [2] She escaped from North Korea and later guided her family …

As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was "the best on the planet." It wasn't until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder. She escaped the country at 14, to begin a life in hiding, as a refugee in China.

Jul 14, 2015 · Lee Hyeon-seo, 33, who came to South Korea in 2008, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, May 29, 2013. From the streets of Seoul to the European parliament a new generation of North...

17K Followers, 208 Following, 124 Posts - Hyeonseo Lee (이현서) (@hyeonseolee) on Instagram: "TED speaker NYTimes Best selling Author of "The Girl With 7 Names" …

Aug 24, 2016 · I met North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee in Norway at the Oslo Freedom Forum in 2016. The forum brings together activists and dissidents from the far corners of the earth to tell their...

May 20, 2013 · A total stranger helped Hyeonseo Lee pay her mother and brother’s way out of jail as they fled from North Korea. Now, four years later, Lee has been reunited with that stranger, getting the chance to thank him in person.

Lee Hyeon-seo (Korean: 이현서, born January 1980) [1] is a North Korean defector and activist. She is known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names. Lee lives in Seoul, South Korea. [2] She is a student. She escaped North Korea and later helped her …

May 27, 2016 · Now living in Seoul, Lee is in the process of setting up an NGO to advocate for female North Korean defectors and refugees who are vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse.

A total stranger helped Hyeonseo Lee pay her mother and brother’s way out of jail as they fled from North Korea. Now, four years later, Lee has been reunited with that stranger, getting the chance to thank him in person.

Mar 31, 2024 · Lee Hyeon-seo is a North Korean defector and activist who bravely escaped the country at a young age. She now fights for human rights and educates the world about North Korea.