Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ruling party suspends defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho for 3 months over scandals
Decision allows former North Korean diplomat to stand in 2024 election despite series of controversial comments
Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals
Former North Korean diplomat faces accusations of accepting illegal donations and distorting history of 1940s massacre
Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea
Park Sang-hak’s latest balloon launch follows Supreme Court ruling in his favor in case over cross-border leafleting
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to travel abroad for the first time?
Joshua Kim writes about marveling at Incheon airport, how Vietnam reminded him of the DPRK and more
ROK court reverses ruling against activists over anti-North Korea leafleting
Supreme Court says defector group's balloon launches don’t harm public interest, finds legal status unjustly revoked
North Korea in April 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from April 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023
Ask a North Korean: How one soldier escaped across the heavily armed DMZ
New columnist David writes about the challenges of army life and how a South Korean leaflet convinced him to defect
Ask a North Korean: What are popular sayings and proverbs in the DPRK?
Everyday expressions offer a window into how North Koreans think and see the world
34 North Korean defectors reach South in first quarter as COVID obstacles remain
New arrivals jump to highest since 2020 but are still fraction of pre-pandemic levels, despite eased controls in China
How learning English empowers North Korean refugees – Ep. 284
Eunju Kim and Eunkoo Lee discuss defectors’ difficult journeys to freedom and how they overcome prejudice in the ROK
