Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Meet Mr. Pak: North Korean entrepreneur
Foreign-currency acquisition can be good business, but risks abound
North Koreans in the city: clash of work ethics
Why North Korean tardiness is not the same thing as laziness
Oh: Aiding bottom-up marketization key to reform
U.S., S. Korea must step up efforts to provide information, mobilize N. Koreans, expert says
Defection starts with reform radio
Devices acquired on the black market expose Northerners to outside ideas
UN Seoul office may help should N. Korea collapse – Cohen
Human rights advocate says office can provide evidence for trials, support transition
Cohen: UN COI report takes bold stance on North Korean, Chinese atrocities
N. Korean human rights advocate says this year’s report sends message through Asia against forced repatriations
The misfortunes of North Korean virtue
How Northern popular culture inculcates selflessness, humility and other traits that serve defectors poorly
Stuck in the middle: How defectors in Thailand get by
Refugees in Southeast Asian nation remain safe from being sent back, but struggle with transition, little money
Fortune-tellers, spirits and ghosts: North Korea’s unofficial faith
While authorities do not tolerate official religion, Shamanism and fortune-telling popular in North Korea
