A N. Korean defector in S. Korea pleaded with Chinese authorities to stop the forced repatriation of his mother, warning that ...

Ham Jin-woo, a North Korean defector-turned-journalist who went missing in 2017 in border areas between North Korea and China ...

As one of the most oppressive regimes in the world, North Korea is known for its brutal totalitarian rule, but one defector believes Kim Jong-un "should stop acting up" after the death of Ayatollah Al ...

Calls to halt the practice of forcibly repatriating North Korean defectors arrested in China to North Korea are growing louder. Defectors have testified that after being detained by Chinese ...

Most of what we know about North Korea does not come through open reporting or official transparency. Information reaches the outside world in fragments, usually carried by defectors, foreign ...

Ham Jin-woo, a North Korean defector-turned-journalist who went missing in 2017 in border areas between North Korea and China, ...

Two North Korean women in Hebei province were arrested after exchanging WeChat messages about escaping to South Korea.

S. Korea's Ministry of Unification has officially classified a missing defector journalist as a citizen detained in N. Korea, raising the number to 7.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs appears cautious about adopting the English term "North Korean-born citizens" for North Korean defectors after ...

The Ministry of Unification said it will use “North Korean-born citizens” as the standard English expression for people from ...