Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
After the Shin Dong-hyuk affair: Separating fact, fiction
Human rights activists must encourage accurate, honest stories from escapees, not harmful exaggerations
Report seeks celebrity support for N. Korean human rights
Author of rights paper says human rights, weapons programs intricately linked
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
