Why Do People Keep “Re-Defecting” To North Korea?

With another family reported to have voluntarily "re-defected" to North Korea, questions are now being asked as to what is motivating people to return after investing so much in originally leaving.

Luke Herman November 11, 2012

Why did we never complain? We didn’t even know how to.

Do people in North Korea criticize the leaders behind closed doors? How have things changed over the years?

Jae Young Kim November 5, 2012

My Smoky Holiday In North Korea

Do North Koreans ever get to go to places beyond their hometowns? What do North Koreans usually do for vacation?

Jae Young Kim October 22, 2012

Defections and Demotions

Luke Herman October 11, 2012

Ask A North Korean: “I Would Brag About Meeting Foreigners at School”

Jae Young Kim October 5, 2012

The Good Parts To Life In North Korea

Jae Young Kim October 1, 2012

Ask a North Korean: What do people really think of South Koreans?

Jae Young Kim September 17, 2012

Interview with LiNK: An NGO that wants to ‘End the Crisis’

Chad O'Carroll September 11, 2012

North Korean Refugees and the Challenges of Failed Assimilation

Markus Bell September 2, 2012

What Double-Defection Tells Us About The Prospects For Korean Unification

Gianluca Spezza August 9, 2012