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02/07/2015

A woman who defected from North Korea when she was 17 describes how she witnessed her first execution when she was just seven years old.

A woman who defected from North Korea when she was 17 tells 5 Live Daily how she witnessed her first execution when she was just 7 years old. Hyenseo Lee got across the border into China where she had to pretend to be Chinese for fear of being sent to a prison camp. The programme hears from lorry drivers stuck either side of the Channel as ferry workers blockade Calais. And former Liberal Demorat leader Paddy Ashdown says he supports air strikes on Syria following the terror attack on Tunisia which left 30 British holidaymakers dead.

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Thu 2 Jul 2015 10:00

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  • Thu 2 Jul 2015 10:00

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