Mick Hartley

I missed this on Sunday, but it's kind of nice that it should feature as a lead item in South Korea's Chosun Ilbo:

The Sunday Times of the U.K. selected North Korean defector and rights activist Park Ji-hyun on Sunday as one of its 20 "heroes of 2021."

The British daily said Park "arrived in Britain 14 years ago, survived a North Korean labour camp and two failed attempts to escape. The mother of three has helped fellow North Korean defectors adapt to living in the U.K."

"She became the first North Korean to be a political candidate in the U.K. when she ran to be a Tory councillor in May… She lost, but she inspired many," it added.

The Sunday Times selects as its heroes people who "made achievements in public life" and "committed themselves to serving and helping Britain."

Born in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, Park settled in Manchester in 2008 after being recognized as a refugee.

I featured Jihyun Park, as she calls herself here, in a couple of posts earlier this year.