Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Disgraced ex-president uses North Korea issues to rebrand as champion of freedom
Park Geun-hye’s team picked several letters from defectors praising the former South Korean leader for bestselling book
Unification ministry refutes report that 771 defectors have fled South Korea
Seoul says fraction of that number has emigrated to third country, amid concerns over North Korean defectors’ well-being
North Korean defectors struggle most with work, education, mental health: Survey
Unification ministry finds many experience ‘emotional and psychological’ difficulties living in South Korea
High-profile defector returned to North Korea across heavily guarded border: MND
Defense ministry identifies man who crossed into DPRK on New Year’s as ‘presumably’ a redefector, but denies he is a spy
Piranhas, purges and porn: The worst rumors of Kim Jong Un’s decade in power
Hearsay and misinformation on North Korea routinely circulates as news, warping perception of the country
The biggest North Korea stories of 2021 – NKNews Podcast Ep. 215
The NK News team discusses Kim Jong Un’s health, the DPRKs new ‘dark age’ and their predictions for the year ahead
3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return
Christmas marks tragic milestone since Kim Jong-uk’s arrest, with at least six South Koreans still detained in the DPRK
Icy streets and cold noodles: North Korea’s brutal winters — in photos
Heavy snow transforms the country into a scenic winter wonderland, but freezing temperatures also bring new hardships
Seeing past North Korean propaganda – NKNews Podcast Ep. 214
CNN correspondent Will Ripley discusses his interviews with prisoners, officials, locals and more on trips to the DPRK
The pandemic is bad news for North Koreans, but not so much for Kim Jong Un
Prying foreign eyes leaving the country, fewer defectors and calls for sanctions relief among benefits for Kim regime
