Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Plastic surgery in North Korea: More common than you’d think
"Some of my friends tried to make double-eyelids with transparent sticky tapes made in the shape of eyelids"
From Kim to Christ: Why religion works for North Koreans
Ask a North Korean: Explaining the transition from Kim Il Sung-ism to Christianity
How to have fun in North Korea
Remembering low-watt TVs and off-key singing in the dark as spare-time enjoyment
Ask a North Korean: Meet Ji Min from Pyongyang
"Watching Pyongyang’s misery on TV make it clear that my soul remains in that land"
Ask a North Korean: Introducing Mina, a soldier turned student
Meet one of the new authors of our ongoing “Ask a North Korean” feature
Of spies and defectors in north east Asia
Long, severe detention process for would-be defectors raises questions
Bringing the free press to North Korea
Defector turned newspaper proprietor plans infiltration in his home country
From North Korea to New Malden
Tom Marsden takes you on a journey in search of the North Koreans of New Malden
Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans
Status of Russian-Koreans changed as DPRK-USSR relations fluctuated