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Purged some of his father's generals. this man was often seen along side the new leader and then mysteriously fired from all his duties in jewel o july of 2012. other powerful figures remain. this man seen here at tim jon kg il's funeral is the secretary of the working party. he oversaw the development of northlo korea's nuclear bomb. >> there's been very little indication that he's willing to open the country up. he certainly hasn't stopped the country's nuclear or missile program, and the crackdown on the people internally still continues. >> as long as it does, organizations like crossing b...

Could happen to you? >> you committed treason by leaving the country, and the punishment isin death. >> the defector's wife and second daughter crossed the border into china almost a year later. we met an elderly woman and she called a local christian church. >> what happens to family members in north korea if it is discovered that one of their family members has managed to escape successfully? >> their families would suffer. >> they face the most brutal torture really right out of world war ii concentration camp types of things. >> after we fled, my brothers and sisters and all our in-laws we...

Running from north korea through china, through southeast asia. >> it's a network of safe houses and secret routes. >> there are contacts along this entire route to help and to aid north koreans. >> there are some within your network, some within another network that is willing to help, and you know people in those cities that are willing to risk housing the north koreans. >> mikoue founded crossing borders, a christian organization devoted to helping north korean refugees. this man whom we will call tom is currently the organization's director. >> why are you in disguise? >> i help north kore...

>> we work through the underground church in china. we consider ourselves the first link of the underground railroad. >> when i would first meet a north korean and they would come into our shelter, they would be scared out of their minds. they would sit as far away from me on the other end of the room as possible. >> in 2008 crossing borders helped this man, a 46-year-old north korean defector who fled his country. we've agreed not to reveal his name. >> i had to flee because i helped some south koreans that had been kidnapped by the north korean government, and that is a political crime there...

Be executed. we work threw true the under gr church in china we consider ourselves the first link to the under ground railroad. >> when i would first meet a north korean they would come to our shelter they would be scared out of their minds. they would sit as far away from me at the other end of the room as possible. >> in 2008 crossing borders helped this man a 46-year-old north korean detector who fled his country. we agreed not to say his name. >> i had to flee because i helped others from the government. that is a political crime. >> getting out of north korea has the first hurdle. how do ...