Lee Hyeon-seo
Lee Hyeon-seo | |
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Hyeonseo Lee at the TED2013 conference | |
| Born | Kim Ji-hae January 1980 (age 45) |
| Citizenship | South Korea |
| Alma mater | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
| Occupation(s) | Author Human Rights Activist |
| Known for | Defection from North Korea |
Lee Hyeon-seo (Korean: 이현서, born January 1980), best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names, is a North Korean defector and activist who lives in Seoul, South Korea. She escaped from North Korea and later guided her family out of North Korea through China and Laos.