Defector Issues
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Settling in Seoul: How have you changed 10 years after escaping North Korea?
Without friends or family, one defector reached a breaking point before resolving to build a life he could be proud of
Defector launches anti-regime leaflets toward North Korea on war anniversary
Park Sang-hak defies government warnings to continue leafleting, send banner accusing Kim Jong Un of plotting invasion
Inside North Korea’s strategy to stop defections by officials stranded abroad
The regime uses family as collateral and encourages snitching to prevent escapes, which could pick up ahead of reopening
Man’s body found at border to be cremated after North Korea refuses to accept it
DPRK has ignored multiple offers to repatriate remains of suspected citizens, including children, since last year
Ask a North Korean: How has DPRK society progressed over the years?
Private markets have introduced new perspectives, but the dictatorship means few place much stock on social progress
Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293
Karl Friedhoff talks ROK polls, plus a new NK Pro analysis reveals China expanding prisons that hold defectors
China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation
NK Pro identifies construction at 3 key border facilities, suggesting efforts to increase capacity to detain defectors
Seoul calls on North Korea to accept body of man found dead near border
Officials say man was carrying DPRK train ticket but not narcotics as first reported, planning handover for next week
In a Jeju diner, a North Korean escapee serves up memories of home
Heo Yeong-hui went from a DPRK prison to owning her own restaurant, seeking to connect the Koreas through food and song
North Korea in May 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023
