Defector Issues
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Remembering the Chinese samaritans who helped North Korean defectors in need
Some locals in China have gone out of their way to feed, shelter and protect DPRK refugees fleeing their homeland
Seoul greenlights 2023 projects to develop defenses against North Korea
Defense budget up 4.4%, while unification ministry boosts spending for DPRK human rights work
Unification ministry seeks power to investigate North Korean defectors
Proposal follows uproar over Moon administration’s past repatriation of two DPRK fishermen accused of killing crewmates
Kim Jong Un’s daughter steals spotlight from DPRK’s biggest missile – Ep. 265
The NK News team discusses whether the child is the North Korean leader’s successor, BTS on the front lines and more
Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea
Group aims to ‘empower’ the people but may have defied South Korean law against sending materials across border
From frontline to online: An ex-North Korean soldier’s path to YouTube stardom
Jung Haneul made rare escape across DMZ after seeing ‘injustices’ in the DPRK, and now shares his story with the world
Ask a North Korean: What do you miss about living in North Korea?
Atomization in South Korea makes it difficult to express one's feelings, whereas people in the DPRK say what they think
How non-defecting border crossers can bring change to North Korea
Labor migrants and others were a major voice for market reform in the DPRK before UN sanctions and COVID controls
In a quiet London suburb, North Korean defectors search for home
New Malden provides a place where refugees can blend in. But they carry with them the memories of those left behind.
Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister
Kwon Young-se criticizes law in opinion to Constitutional Court months after his own ministry warned it will enforce it
