Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of life in Seoul?
"The Seoul accent is sweet enough to warm you up whenever you get to hear it"
Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse
North Korean construction expert blames disaster, loss of life on poor building effort
How N. Korean defector-run businesses are changing lives
Defectors are becoming entrepreneurs - and healing the wounds of the past
Abuses of power? Film reveals how the NIS mistreats defectors
“Spy Nation” documents an opaque ROK secret service - and some lawmakers agree
Why Kim Jong Un won’t visit North Korea’s flooded regions
Security concerns keep the North Korean leadership from traveling too far from Pyongyang
Pathology politics: Human rights and health in North Korea
Examining the connection between the DPRK's health crises and human rights violations
How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media
With interest in defector issue among young waning, alternate media is breaking down barriers
South Korea split over whether to aid “arch-nemesis” in flood relief
Moderates urge Blue House to separate nuke tests from flooding, but govt says aid unlikely
“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens
Understanding the DPRK's Chinese minority and what their future holds
DPRK lies and videotape: North Korea’s “investigative” journalism
Cloaked in the language of objectivity, state media hits back at international condemnation