Two North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine while fighting for Russia have asked to be taken to South Korea, saying they fear execution if returned to the North.
At the UN General Assembly’s first high-level session on North Korea, defectors gave harrowing testimony of life under the regime, as diplomats and rights experts pushed for global accountability.
Two North Korean fishermen who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters remain stranded after more than two months, as Pyongyang refuses to respond to repeated repatriation requests.
North Korea has reportedly intensified punishments for divorce and abortion, according to testimonies from recent defectors.
The Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) published its...
