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Defector Issues

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North Korean student goes missing in Russian Far East in possible defection

North Korean student goes missing in Russian Far East in possible defection

NGO confirms police are searching for DPRK citizen, the third to disappear in region in last month

North Korean student goes missing in Russian Far East in possible defection
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin | Ifang Bremer July 12, 2023
Life at Hanawon: A center for North Korean refugees adapts to pandemic changes

Life at Hanawon: A center for North Korean refugees adapts to pandemic changes

A plunge in new arrivals has left facility deserted, and forced South Korea to rethink how it helps struggling defectors

Life at Hanawon: A center for North Korean refugees adapts to pandemic changes
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy July 11, 2023
Ask a North Korean: What did state propaganda teach you about love?

Ask a North Korean: What did state propaganda teach you about love?

While praising sacrificial love between comrades, schools discourage romance and treat it as taboo

Ask a North Korean: What did state propaganda teach you about love?
Rose July 7, 2023
North Korea in June 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in June 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from June 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023

North Korea in June 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro July 3, 2023
The revolving door: Why people end up quitting the North Korea field

The revolving door: Why people end up quitting the North Korea field

Frustration at lack of progress among factors driving exodus, which some fear could diminish understanding of DPRK

The revolving door: Why people end up quitting the North Korea field
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 30, 2023
China’s new spy law may curb North Korea aid work, endanger defectors: Experts

China’s new spy law may curb North Korea aid work, endanger defectors: Experts

Law set to go into effect July 1 expands definition of espionage in ways some fear could include DPRK-related activities

China’s new spy law may curb North Korea aid work, endanger defectors: Experts
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 29, 2023
Settling in Seoul: How have you changed 10 years after escaping North Korea?

Settling in Seoul: How have you changed 10 years after escaping North Korea?

Without friends or family, one defector reached a breaking point before resolving to build a life he could be proud of

Settling in Seoul: How have you changed 10 years after escaping North Korea?
David June 28, 2023
Defector launches anti-regime leaflets toward North Korea on war anniversary

Defector launches anti-regime leaflets toward North Korea on war anniversary

Park Sang-hak defies government warnings to continue leafleting, send banner accusing Kim Jong Un of plotting invasion

Defector launches anti-regime leaflets toward North Korea on war anniversary
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 26, 2023
Inside North Korea’s strategy to stop defections by officials stranded abroad

Inside North Korea’s strategy to stop defections by officials stranded abroad

The regime uses family as collateral and encourages snitching to prevent escapes, which could pick up ahead of reopening

Inside North Korea’s strategy to stop defections by officials stranded abroad
James Fretwell
James Fretwell June 23, 2023
Man’s body found at border to be cremated after North Korea refuses to accept it

Man’s body found at border to be cremated after North Korea refuses to accept it

DPRK has ignored multiple offers to repatriate remains of suspected citizens, including children, since last year

Man’s body found at border to be cremated after North Korea refuses to accept it
Arius Derr
Arius Derr | Ifang Bremer June 16, 2023
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