Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ask a North Korean: Is there sex education in the DPRK?
Repressed, uneducated public troubled by concepts the West takes for granted
Japanese Media Watch: November 10 – November 17
Latest North Korea issues to be picked up by Japanese media
When a goat and pig decided to join the North Korean army
Ask a North Korean: Are there any jokes North Koreans like to tell?
Being gay in the DPRK
Overview suggests many North Koreans learn about being gay only upon departure from DPRK
As border defections drop, ‘southern money’ pours in
Pyongyang has effectively curbed crossings into China, but not remittances
The world through a little gap between the curtains
Ask a North Korean: How the government prevents outside information from entering the country
Which changes failed to materialize in N. Korea over the past 5 years?
Experts anticipated wide range of changes that failed to occur in North Korea
Experience abroad a double-edged sword for N. Korean diplomats
View from Seoul: What South Koreans are reading in local media about North Korea
Rations? Only after the grains are “cooked, eaten and pooped”
Ask a North Korean: "These days, many North Koreans criticize their government in front of other people."
What was the biggest change in North Korea over the past 5 years?
Over five days NK News explores a changing North Korea: past, present and future
