Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Unification ministry plans to meet with groups sending leaflets into North Korea
Meetings come as DPRK trash balloons raise tensions, but prominent defector activists say they have no interest in talks
June 11, 2024
Defectors send balloons with anti-regime leaflets, cash and USBs to North Korea
The launch comes after Pyongyang warned it would send a ‘hundred times’ more trash in response to such activities
June 6, 2024
What South Koreans think about North Korea’s barrage of trash balloons
Ordinary citizens express confusion at DPRK actions, while emphasizing need for Seoul to protect people from harm
June 4, 2024
North Korea in May 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
June 3, 2024
Timeline: From a satellite launch explosion to a volley of trash balloons
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 to May 31, 2024
June 3, 2024
Activist vows more leafleting unless Kim Jong Un apologizes for trash balloons
Seoul says it has no authority to stop civic groups launches, raising concerns North Korea will restart balloon blitz
June 3, 2024
North Korea calls feces-carrying balloons a ‘gift’ to the South from its people
Kim Yo Jong justifies balloons as citizens’ exercise of free expression, mocking Seoul for allowing anti-DPRK leafleting
May 30, 2024
North Korea’s waste balloon barrage raises stakes for two Koreas
DPRK is sending warning against leafleting and US-ROK drills, and Yoon’s response could determine if situation escalates
May 29, 2024
Why the US seeks dialogue with North Korea on human rights – Ep. 344
Julie Turner discusses her work as US envoy on DPRK human rights and how the global community can help North Koreans
May 29, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Does North Korea really carry out public executions?
A defector writes about witnessing someone sentenced to death and why the regime ‘kills the chicken to warn the monkey’
