Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Ask a North Korean: Pop culture and young love in North Korea
"If a CD or DVD is found stuck in your player, you’re in deep trouble"
The website helping defectors adjust to life in the South
Run by refugees, for refugees, Woori On wants to help N. Koreans make the most of their new lives
Ask a North Korean: Beers with a South Korean defector in Pyongyang
"According to him, South Korea was a living hell where people couldn’t live"
How the “Arduous March” created North Korea’s antique trade
In the 90s, desperate for food, many North Koreans turned to pottery smuggling
The benefits – and challenges – of verifying North Korean defector testimony
Learning from perpetrators of state crime is critical, says expert
Why North Korean refugees struggle in South Korean schools
South Korea schools must do more to integrate defectors in education
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"
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
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"
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
