Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
A North Korean defector blazes her own trail as an artist in Seoul: Interview
‘I want to demonstrate that North Korean refugees can do just as well as anybody else in South Korea and beyond’
Ask a North Korean: How do North Koreans stay cool in the summer heat?
Special foods and solar-powered fans are common remedies, and even soldiers will take siestas on hottest days
North Korea makes US human trafficking blacklist for third straight year
DPRK one of 11 countries named as state sponsor of forced labor and trafficking in annual State Department report
North Korean defector numbers on pace to hit record low in 2022: Data
Seoul says COVID border controls make it difficult to escape DPRK, with just eight reaching ROK in second quarter
Former national security adviser defends 2019 repatriation of North Koreans
Seoul releases video of handover after Chung Eui-yong criticizes reopening of case, says ‘felons’ posed risk to society
South Korea repatriated nearly 200 North Koreans but only ‘expelled’ two: Seoul
2019 handover of DPRK fishermen is only repatriation of those who sought to defect, unification ministry data shows
State media review: DPRK accuses Yoon of ‘scheming’ over 2019 defector incident
An in-depth analysis of criticism of the Yoon administration, Kim Il Sung’s birthday celebrations, heavy rains and more
Moon Jae-in sent two accused murderers back to North Korea. So what?
Photos show one of the men resisted his repatriation, but the real story is Yoon Suk-yeol targeting his predecessor
New photos show North Korean fisherman resisted during 2019 repatriation
Expert says images ‘absolutely shocking’ and raise constitutional concerns about decision to send two men back to DPRK
Ex-Marine who raided North Korean Embassy asks US court to stop his extradition
Christopher Ahn’s attorneys say government treating him as ‘sacrificial lamb’ for US foreign policy
