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Over 10 North Korean defectors arrested by Chinese police en route to South Korea

It was later discovered that over ten North Korean defectors attempting to reach South Korea from China were arrested by Chinese authorities earlier this...

Emmy nomination for ‘Beyond Utopia’ overshadowed by charges against producer Sue Mi Terry

“Beyond Utopia,” a documentary film that captures a family’s desperate and dangerous escape from North Korea, was nominated for the annual prime-time Emmy Awards...

North Korean overseas workers forced to increase remittances despite COVID struggles

A recent UN report has revealed that North Korean workers, both domestically and abroad, are subjected to systematic forced labor. Many overseas workers were...

North Korean defector children born abroad discriminated as Chinese kids

“We must not turn our backs on children who have given up their Chinese nationality to become South Korea,” says Myung-sook Cho, the principal...

Trapped between three nations: The identity dilemma of North Korean defector children

“Mom, am I South Korean, Chinese, or North Korean?” “You are neither Chinese nor North Korean. You are a South Korean.” Jung-ah Kim (alias), a North...

‘Prison without bars’: New book exposes the harsh realities of North Korean life

“I wanted to capture the daily struggles of the North Korean people as they endure yet another challenging day,” Professor Dongwan Kang wrote in...

Torture, forced labor, political prison: Grim fate of repatriated North Korean defectors

North Korean defectors residing in China and other countries face torture, sexual assault, and forced labor, if forcibly repatriated. Those attempting to defect to...

Don’t sidestep human rights in North, UN rapporteur urges

A visiting United Nations official on Tuesday called for the inclusion of human rights in future talks regarding North Korea, saying the issue should...

Human rights groups call on Seoul to address North’s captives

South Korea's new unification minister, Kim Yung-ho, will meet this week with the heads of civic groups dedicated to bringing home people held against...

Ambassador for North’s human rights likely to be reappointed

Lee Shin-hwa, South Korea’s ambassador for international cooperation on North Korean human rights, will likely be reinstated for another year as the Yoon Suk...

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