Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Interview: How the wife of a North Korean diplomat convinced him to defect
Oh Hye-son, spouse of defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho, shares her life story for the first time in a new memoir
How the ROK’s education obsession puts North Korean defectors at a disadvantage
DPRK schooling standards lag far behind South Korea, and money can be a major obstacle to academic success
US launches private sponsorship program for refugees, including North Koreans
State Department says defectors referred by UN would be eligible, though only 224 have settled in US since 2004
New report shines light on secret North Korean groups fighting against K-pop
Testimony of officials and victims details inner workings of ‘non-socialist groups’ that enforce ideological conformity
Seoul to allow private groups to interview new North Korean defectors again
Nonprofit calls move a ‘positive’ sign but says details unclear, two years after ROK cut access to resettlement center
The defector who snuck into North Korea to save his mother – Ep. 271
Reporter Michelle Ye Hee Lee discusses the story of Kim Kang-woo and the dangers and heartbreak of escaping the DPRK
Only 67 North Korean defectors reach South in 2022, second fewest ever
Reality on ground inside DPRK more opaque than ever as COVID border measures pose barriers to escape, expert says
Activist says he will send drones into North Korea carrying anti-regime leaflets
Park Sang-hak tells NK News drones are on ‘standby,’ weeks after DPRK’s unmanned aerial vehicle breached Seoul airspace
Kenneth Rowe, North Korean pilot who defected in Soviet plane, dies at 90
Rowe fooled the DPRK air force into thinking he was loyal to Kim Il Sung, all while he was planning his great escape
Interview: How North Korean defector Timothy Cho became a believer in democracy
Imprisoned for trying to escape, Cho recounts how he settled in the UK and decided to pursue a career in politics
