Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Average monthly income of North Korean defectors hit record high in 2019: MOU
New data reveals continued gap between escapees and the wider South Korean public, however
Northern Wind: Thae Yong-ho’s ambitions could transform South Korean politics
Convincing the former diplomat to run for office is a win for the opposition, but also raises more fundamental questions
Files stolen from South Korean diplomatic, defense officials, researchers say
Hackers target victims with malicious social networking app pretending to serve North Korean defectors
North Korean media slams South Korean party’s recruitment of prominent defector
Article denounces Liberty Korea Party, though does not mention former DPRK diplomat Thae Yong Ho's decision to run
Ask a North Korean: were North Koreans genuinely grieving when Kim Il Sung died?
"It felt like the world was coming to an end"
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
