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Defector Issues

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The benefits – and challenges – of verifying North Korean defector testimony

The benefits – and challenges – of verifying North Korean defector testimony

Learning from perpetrators of state crime is critical, says expert

The benefits – and challenges – of verifying North Korean defector testimony
Patricia Nilsson
Patricia Nilsson January 11, 2017
Why North Korean refugees struggle in South Korean schools

Why North Korean refugees struggle in South Korean schools

South Korea schools must do more to integrate defectors in education

Why North Korean refugees struggle in South Korean schools
Jung Hwan Jang January 10, 2017
Ask a North Korean: How capitalist is North Korea today?

Ask a North Korean: How capitalist is North Korea today?

"North Korea has become a capitalist state in a manner that cannot easily be defined with words"

Ask a North Korean: How capitalist is North Korea today?
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung December 29, 2016
Five years of Kim Jong Un: Are human rights getting worse?

Five years of Kim Jong Un: Are human rights getting worse?

In the fifth part of a six-part series, experts assess North Korea's continued human rights issues

Five years of Kim Jong Un: Are human rights getting worse?
NK News
NK News December 23, 2016
Ask a North Korean: How many North Koreans read Chinese characters?

Ask a North Korean: How many North Koreans read Chinese characters?

"I had always wanted to learn Chinese. I memorized 3000 characters by myself in my spare time"

Ask a North Korean: How many North Koreans read Chinese characters?
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung December 23, 2016
North Korea’s future and the growth of information access
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North Korea’s future and the growth of information access

In the third part of a series, we examine whether outside information could bring down the regime

North Korea’s future and the growth of information access
Jieun Baek
Jieun Baek December 15, 2016
Inside Hanawon, where North Koreans learn the capitalist way of life

Inside Hanawon, where North Koreans learn the capitalist way of life

In first press visit to the center in three years, NK News toured the controversial "House of Unity"

Inside Hanawon, where North Koreans learn the capitalist way of life
Donald Kirk
Donald Kirk November 28, 2016
Stranger on the border: Speaking with North Korean-born artist Oh Sung-cheol

Stranger on the border: Speaking with North Korean-born artist Oh Sung-cheol

From three years in an embassy basement to exhibitions in Seoul

Stranger on the border: Speaking with North Korean-born artist Oh Sung-cheol
Jeong Eun Lee November 17, 2016
Dandong, China: Where North and South Koreans live side by side

Dandong, China: Where North and South Koreans live side by side

In a new book, anthropologist hopes to dispel myths about life in the border city

Dandong, China: Where North and South Koreans live side by side
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 27, 2016
“Martyr”: Reverend Kim and the family that sued North Korea

“Martyr”: Reverend Kim and the family that sued North Korea

The death of a priest in a prison camp remains a tragic example of missionary work gone wrong

“Martyr”: Reverend Kim and the family that sued North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham October 26, 2016
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