Defector Issues
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North Korean boat defection sparks debate about gaps in ROK maritime security
Reports claim fisherman made first contact with boat of four defectors, leading some to criticize slow military response
Korean Americans’ messages to long-lost relatives in North Korea – Ep. 312
Paul Kyumin Lee of Divided Families USA discusses a project to create a registry of divided families in America
40 North Korean defectors reached South Korea in third quarter: Seoul
Interviews with new arrivals suggest threat of repatriation is driving North Koreans in China to flee, expert says
Family appeals to UN to stop repatriation of North Korean woman in China
Appeal says Kim Sun-hyang is being held in Chinese prison, naming one of 2,000 who face forced return for first time
Film review: ‘Beyond Utopia’ vividly depicts North Koreans’ efforts to escape
Documentary uses cell phone footage to provide rare look at life inside DPRK and the people suffering there
Why some North Korean defectors don’t want exemption from ROK military service
South Korea considering mandatory conscription for escapees, and experts say it could help defectors integrate into ROK
How the UN could help address China’s forced repatriation of North Koreans
The General Assembly has avoided calling out Beijing, but there may be diplomatic solutions to the human rights crisis
A North Korean defector’s long journey from prison to the halls of academia
Kim Seong-ryeol tells NK News how he escaped the DPRK twice and became the first defector to work as an ROK professor
18 UN experts demand China refrain from forcibly repatriating North Koreans
Human rights experts warn returnees face torture and even execution, after report China sent 600 people back to DPRK
New US envoy on North Korean human rights makes first visit to Seoul
Julie Turner discusses China’s repatriation of DPRK defectors with top ROK officials, days after being sworn in
