Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Why North Koreans envy the Chinese so much
Envy of improved living standards, not the old alliance, drives their sentiment toward neighbors
Neighborhood Watch: Inside North Korea’s secret police system
Ask A North Korean: "Let me tell you this: the Ministry of State Security system is a lot harsher than you'd think"
Lies and confessions: how some get through North Korea’s self-criticism sessions
Two North Koreans explain their experiences in North Korea's infamous "self-criticism" sessions
North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?
Mix of increased security, propaganda campaigns appear successful in sharply cutting defections
Meet the people of North Korea’s most outspoken British voice
Criticism of North Korea led to invitation to visit Pyongyang
North-South Migration, part 3: People in their thousands, 1991-2010
Sudden changes in the North, China in the '90s made more defections possible
North-South Migration, part 2: A small trickle 1953-90
Defections to South Korea were difficult but well rewarded in post-war years
Pig livers and blindness: Growing up in North Korea’s famine
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to grow up during North Korea's famine?
The dilemma of leaving my family behind in North Korea
Ask a North Korean: What happened to the family you left behind in Pyongyang?
