Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to watch military parades in North Korea?
Defector shares why soldiers want to participate in these events and how outsiders should interpret the spectacle
ROK activists attempt to send food and supplies to North Korean POWs in Ukraine
Civic group hopes to encourage DPRK soldiers to settle in South Korea as their detention enters 10th month
Public support for unification with North Korea inches up under Lee: Survey
Researchers suggest new administration’s push for peace played role, though majority in 20s say unification unnecessary
US names North Korea one of world’s worst human traffickers for 23rd year
State Department reports widespread use of forced labor in prison camps and kidnapping of escapees in China
Lee Jae-myung lays out his grand vision for ‘coexistence’ with North Korea
Across 123 policy tasks, Seoul pushes for denuclearization and OPCON transfer but doesn’t commit to unification timeline
Kim Seong-min, pioneer of radio broadcasts into North Korea, dies at 62
DPRK propagandist-turned-human rights activist was part of first wave of defectors, working to spread info across border
Seoul weighing whether to drop term ‘North Korean defector,’ citing stigma
Unification ministry revives debate about negative Cold War connotations, though many escapees say they prefer the term
North Korea has ‘expanded’ executions under crackdown on foreign media, UN finds
Activists criticize lack of new info in update to COI report, which states human rights have deteriorated since 2014
Seoul dissolves ministry division devoted to North Korean defector resettlement
Unification ministry says change is part of restructuring for inter-Korean cooperation and won’t impact defector support
ROK military must do more to stop abuse of North Korean escapee soldiers: Report
South Korean human rights commission cites cases of mocking DPRK accent and insulting soldier from China
