Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ask a North Korean: What impact do defectors have on North Korean society?
"The families and relatives of defectors, who were once despised, are now admired"
North Korean restaurant workers were abducted by the South, investigation finds
South Korean unification ministry declines to comment on the report, rejects recommendations
Surveying “The Red Years”: making sense of Bandi
Questions linger about authenticity, but the samizdat poet paints a vivid picture of N. Korean life
South rejects North Korean reports tying mass defection issue to family reunions
Dismissal comes amid increasing calls in DPRK media for ROK to return 12 workers
Mother of North Korean restaurant worker calls on South to return her daughter
Statement follows investigation by Seoul-backed human rights watchdog
North Korean women and ‘common law marriages’ in China
The situation for these women is often dire, but various circumstances can lead to them staying
In Seoul, tragic death of North Korean defector family sparks shock and outrage
Han Sung-ok and her young son were found last month, believed to have died months earlier
North Korean diplomat defector under protection in third country, NIS says
Lawmaker reveals status of former chargé d'affairs following closed-door briefing by spy agency
North Korean soldier defected to South on Wednesday night, ROK military says
Man was found near Imjin River just before midnight
Ask a North Korean: from middle-class life to famine and freedom
Introducing a new writer, a former resident of Hyesan, Ryanggang-do
