Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Why North Koreans turn to the church, and why they leave
North Korean can't stop curiosity about Christianity – but philandering pastors certainly can
How Americans see North Koreans
Many have had their views shaped by movies, but Americans are also welcoming and warm
Why North Korean defectors got paid to protest
Defector-activist says payment was for defectors' 'welfare,' compensation for their 'hard work'
A Russian crosses the line: A different kind of North Korean defection
1984 incident remains one of most bloody in history of two Koreas’ only meeting point
What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections
The fact that someone can promise something they won't, or can't, deliver is the most shocking part
N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon
Sadly, it's a tool South Korean society neglects, as shown by stories of redefection to the North
From North Korea’s capital to America’s
Meet Jinhyok, who will soon have graduated from schools named for both nations’ founders
North Korea is a failed state
Mass defections show that something is afoot in the North, even if collapse not imminent
A Japanese North Korean (with South Korean passport)
What kind of problems do Koreans living in Japan face in their daily lives?
North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads
Re-using sanitary napkins at that time every month the hardest part of a woman's life in the North
