Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Who really speaks for North Korea’s abduction victims?
Lesser-known cases demonstrate problems with building multilateral consensus
Near misses along the Chinese-North Korean border
There's another group of Korean families separated by borders, but less bound by emotional loss
The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter
Despite its relative poverty, the North has rich people – and we mean really rich
Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans
Northerners will confront outdated skill sets, diminished social statuses in after regime collapse
North Koreans don’t hate America
Those who remember the Korean War tell stories very different from the propaganda, and American movies appeal to North Korean sensibilities
On N. Korea by N. Koreans: The Rimjin-gang model
Guerrilla journalism approach involves trusting insiders who can get the story, but who may also disappear
Defections and North Korea’s media blackout
Missing persons are rarely discussed openly, unless condemnations have propaganda value
Why North Korean defectors are a minor issue for Beijing
Experts suggest issue not worth raising tensions with Pyongyang over
What is life like for North Koreans in Britain?
Some 700 North Koreans now live in the UK – what role could they have when the peninsula is unified?
North Koreans’ nuclear pride
Knowing that other countries' look down on their poverty, Northerners embrace nuclear capabilities
