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Every year, the Korea Hana Foundation publishes a voluminous report about the current conditions of North Korean refugees residing in South Korea. Since this foundation is responsible for assisting the refugees with their manifold problems adjusting to life in the South, it is only logical that it is also charged with producing such a report.
Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News.
Every year, the Korea Hana Foundation publishes a voluminous report about the current conditions of North Korean refugees residing in South Korea. Since this foundation is responsible for assisting the refugees with their manifold problems adjusting to life in the South, it is only logical that it is also charged with producing such a report.
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Andrei Lankov is a Director at NK News and writes exclusively for the site as one of the world's leading authorities on North Korea. A graduate of Leningrad State University, he attended Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung University from 1984-5 - an experience you can read about here. In addition to his writing, he is also a Professor at Kookmin University.