Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Timeline: From the Eighth Party Congress to Biden’s inauguration
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Jan. 1 - Jan. 31
Letters from prison: Park Jong-lin, North Korean spy and detainee, dies at 89
For decades, Park Jong-lin longed for the day to meet the daughter he left behind in the North
North Korean diplomat in Kuwait defected to South Korea, government sources say
Ryu Hyun-woo is reportedly the former chargé d'affaires at North Korea’s embassy in Kuwait
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?
“North Korea draws parallels between the kings of the past and the Kims of the present.”
North Korea says it’s ‘gravely concerned’ about Australian human rights abuses
North Korea, a country widely criticized for human rights abuses, is on a campaign to call out other countries
Tainted with stigma, a North Korean defector school has nowhere to go
For years now, Yeomyung School has run into red tape while looking for a new spot
North Korean defectors arriving in the South drop by 78% in 2020 — a record low
Yearly new arrivals dropped by more than 800 people amid the COVID-19 pandemic and stricter border measures
Only COVID-19 ended his search for his daughter: North Korea abductee dies at 78
Yun Jong-su was forced to live in North Korea for 33 years and he never stopped looking for his daughter after escaping
Defector unemployment rates doubled in 2020. Now, a new bill is trying to help.
North Korean defector-politician Ji Seong-ho wants to refine a law rewarding firms for hiring more than five defectors
North Korea in Dec. 2020: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Dec. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
