Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ask a North Korean: How a woman’s disappearance led a family to defect
New columnist Rose writes about discovering the world via foreign media and yearning to escape a country-sized prison
Dandong dispatch: How COVID has reshaped the North Korea border region
Orwellian controls have made Chinese border provinces a less welcoming place for outsiders — especially DPRK defectors
NGO says it sent bottles filled with rice and flash drives into North Korea
Announcement is Keun Saem’s first during pandemic, as ROK organization looks to step up scope and scale of launches
Ruling party suspends defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho for 3 months over scandals
Decision allows former North Korean diplomat to stand in 2024 election despite series of controversial comments
Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals
Former North Korean diplomat faces accusations of accepting illegal donations and distorting history of 1940s massacre
Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea
Park Sang-hak’s latest balloon launch follows Supreme Court ruling in his favor in case over cross-border leafleting
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to travel abroad for the first time?
Joshua Kim writes about marveling at Incheon airport, how Vietnam reminded him of the DPRK and more
ROK court reverses ruling against activists over anti-North Korea leafleting
Supreme Court says defector group's balloon launches don’t harm public interest, finds legal status unjustly revoked
North Korea in April 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from April 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023
Ask a North Korean: How one soldier escaped across the heavily armed DMZ
New columnist David writes about the challenges of army life and how a South Korean leaflet convinced him to defect
