Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
How do North Koreans spend days off?
In this week's Ask a North Korean, we learn that workers get days off like anywhere else - just don't get caught listening to K-pop
Defection and the trouble with freedom
This week's Ask a North Korean describes the hardships of adapting to a competitive society where one's life isn't planned for them
Farewell from a former North Korean resident
Monique Macias says heart will always be with Korea despite eye-opening times abroad
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
