Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Defectors value their freedom but miss their homes
Saddened by discrimination, defectors see limited options for changing the North substantially
North Korea’s passports, and how they use them
Yes, the North has passports, and has them for more than one type of visit abroad
Disillusioned South Korean men seek North Korean wives
Unions between South and North Koreans on the rise, with matchmakers in between
How happy are North Koreans? Specialists talk culture
Regime watchers talk public approval levels, the problems with encouraging defections
Bright lights, not human rights: Why North Koreans envy their neighbors
Ask a North Korean: What do people along the border think about the Chinese – and those living in Pyongyang?
Defector: Why balloons stand no chance of changing North Korea
Foreigners expecting anti-government leaflets to stimulate regime change misunderstand the realities of North Korea
How the famine helped improve our choices in North Korea
How North Korea's devastating famine surprisingly helped improve local access to food and consumer goods
How to get whatever you want in North Korea
While money can buy anything in North Korea, money is not easy to make
Liberty in North Korea: Can you ‘accelerate change’ from the outside?
Group saves refugees, wants to “accelerate change,” but some question its priorities
Refugee in Laos awaits chance to reach S. Korea
Defector doesn't discourage visiting the North, even if it makes money for regime
