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Defector Issues

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Verdict approaching for main actor in North Korean spy case

Verdict approaching for main actor in North Korean spy case

If acquitted of espionage, defector may still face deportation over false citizenship report

Verdict approaching for main actor in North Korean spy case
Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun April 7, 2014
Human rights in the North: What about China?

Human rights in the North: What about China?

Human rights activists want global community to step up the pressure on the North's long-time ally

Human rights in the North: What about China?
Joseph Sugarman
Joseph Sugarman March 26, 2014
Grave-robbing in North Korea

Grave-robbing in North Korea

How a major market for antiques made smugglers brave execution

Grave-robbing in North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 18, 2014
Reining in South Korea’s out-of-control National Intelligence Service
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Reining in South Korea’s out-of-control National Intelligence Service

N. Korean threat makes NIS necessary, but they've exceeded their legal mandate

Reining in South Korea’s out-of-control National Intelligence Service
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 18, 2014
Why North Koreans envy the Chinese so much

Why North Koreans envy the Chinese so much

Envy of improved living standards, not the old alliance, drives their sentiment toward neighbors

Why North Koreans envy the Chinese so much
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon March 12, 2014
Neighborhood Watch: Inside North Korea’s secret police system

Neighborhood Watch: Inside North Korea’s secret police system

Ask A North Korean: "Let me tell you this: the Ministry of State Security system is a lot harsher than you'd think"

Neighborhood Watch: Inside North Korea’s secret police system
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang February 26, 2014
Lies and confessions: how some get through North Korea’s self-criticism sessions

Lies and confessions: how some get through North Korea’s self-criticism sessions

Two North Koreans explain their experiences in North Korea's infamous "self-criticism" sessions

Lies and confessions: how some get through North Korea’s self-criticism sessions
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich February 26, 2014
North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?

North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?

Mix of increased security, propaganda campaigns appear successful in sharply cutting defections

North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 19, 2014
Meet the people of North Korea’s most outspoken British voice

Meet the people of North Korea’s most outspoken British voice

Criticism of North Korea led to invitation to visit Pyongyang

Meet the people of North Korea’s most outspoken British voice
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 19, 2014
North-South Migration, part 3: People in their thousands, 1991-2010

North-South Migration, part 3: People in their thousands, 1991-2010

Sudden changes in the North, China in the '90s made more defections possible

North-South Migration, part 3: People in their thousands, 1991-2010
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 17, 2014
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