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North Korean defector children face higher risk of psychiatric disorders: Study
Researchers find PTSD, depression and ADHD more common among young defectors, pointing to resettlement challenges
North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president
Lee Jae-myung offers detailed road map ahead of summit with Trump, despite DPRK’s insistence it won’t give up nukes
ROK military blocks unconverted POW from crossing into North Korea
95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop stopped at the Unification Bridge after announcing his desire to die in the DPRK
Lee government says it won’t release North Korean human rights report this year
Unification ministry cites alleged failure of criticism to improve DPRK situation, a sharp departure from Yoon policy
An ex-North Korean soldier’s bid for repatriation, and controversial remittances
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses why a 95-year-old man wants to cross border and a crackdown on sending money to the DPRK
Ex-North Korean soldier, 95, appeals to return after decades in South
Ahn Hak-sop, one of five ‘unconverted’ POWs seeking repatriation, says he plans to cross border to escape ‘US colony’
North Korean aircraft appear to approach maritime border, prompting warnings
Radio broadcast analyzed by NK News orders unidentified aircraft to ‘move north’ on same day as US-ROK joint drills
US State Department cuts back first North Korean human rights report under Trump
Annual report details executions, torture and arbitrary detention but omits commentary on DPRK’s election system
Activists call for end to police probes into North Korean defector remittances
Escapees say they have faced scrutiny for sending money to family in DPRK, defending these as humanitarian transfers
North Korea begins dismantling border loudspeakers, days after the South
Seoul welcomes apparently reciprocal move, though ROK military says full extent of work remains unclear
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