Ask a North Korean: What impact do defectors have on North Korean society?



Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: What impact do defectors have on North Korean society? "The families and relatives of defectors, who were once despised, are now admired" Tae-il Shim October 1, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Morsky Studio Long time no see, Ask a North Korean readers! To newcomers and old friends alike, welcome to the feature where you, our NK News readers, can submit a question and have it answered by our North Korean writers. Today’s question comes from Nanda in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, who asks if defections from the North will be able to “create a ground shift and maybe change… society[‘s] behavior towards regime propaganda.” The total number of defectors to have arrived in the South is over 30,000, and many of them keep in contact in some way with friends and family back home. Their experiences of © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Ask a North Korean: What impact do defectors have on North Korean society?

"The families and relatives of defectors, who were once despised, are now admired"

Tae-il Shim October 1, 2019

Ask a North Korean: What impact do defectors have on North Korean society?

Long time no see, Ask a North Korean readers!

To newcomers and old friends alike, welcome to the feature where you, our NK News readers, can submit a question and have it answered by our North Korean writers.

Today’s question comes from Nanda in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, who asks if defections from the North will be able to “create a ground shift and maybe change… society[‘s] behavior towards regime propaganda.”

The total number of defectors to have arrived in the South is over 30,000, and many of them keep in contact in some way with friends and family back home.

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