Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North
Lim Su-kyung's 1989 Pyongyang visit shows how close, and yet how far apart, the two Koreas were and remain to this day
How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
New technology is allowing ordinary people to access sources of information other than Party-approved state media
How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
For ordinary people, connecting with the outside world is an ever-evolving cat and mouse game with the authorities
Ask a North Korean: what was life like on the construction sites at Samjiyon?
"It keeps me up at night when I think about those hungry children struggling in the cold"
Number of North Korean defectors to South at lowest in nearly two decades: MOU
Overall downward trend since 2009 continues, though male defector numbers higher than in recent years
Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard
The Trump administration's "extreme vetting" has made it difficult for escapees seeking a new life in the U.S.
Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?
"No North Korean is looking forward to the New Year’s speech"
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. citizen says he snuck into North Korea, was imprisoned in 2015
American who crossed into the DPRK illegally four years ago tells his story for the first time
Unfinished business in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 3
Part three of an exclusive NK News series
How one American snuck into North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 2
Part two of an exclusive NK News series
