Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ask a North Korean: How did you celebrate Mother’s Day?
The relatively new holiday is now a popular occasion to give gifts, while promoting the regime’s ideal of family life
China’s collection of biometric data on North Korean defectors raises alarm
Human rights report finds that Beijing’s targeting of escapees jeopardizes their precarious living situation
North Korean defector turned away from ROK’s Blue House alleges discrimination
Controversy erupts after security refused to allow DPRK-born workers to deliver materials to presidential office
Book review: An ex-North Korean diplomat pulls back the curtain on the regime
Ri Il Gyu’s memoir recounts DPRK’s goals in Latin America and raises alarm about Pyongyang’s strategy toward Japan
New broadcasting service launches to spread outside info to North Koreans
Led by a defector, Korea Internet Studio aims to fill gap left by closure of radio programs transmitting into DPRK
North Korean cyber campaign fueled by new malware strain that wipes phones
Researchers find cyberattacks exploited ‘social trust’ between victims, but disagree on threat group attribution
Activists launch panel to repatriate North Korean POWs held in Ukraine
Organizers say they will lean on local networks and governments to help DPRK soldiers captured fighting for Russia
North Korean hackers spread malware from a defector’s messaging app, police say
‘They took everything,’ South Korea-based activist tells NK News after suspected Kimsuky cyberattack
Maarten Jongsma: Growing potatoes, and partnerships, in North Korea
Dutch researcher shares his experience helping North Koreans fight crop disease and strengthen food security
Defectors give harrowing accounts of North Korea’s neglect of disabled citizens
Participants in Seoul seminar share stories of infanticide, forced sterilization and collapse of DPRK’s medical system
