Rare escape! North Korean soldier defects to South via heavily fortified border; officials begin investigation

A North Korean soldier successfully defected to South Korea on Sunday, crossing the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone. The ...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across heavily fortified border

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s military ...
Stars and Stripes

No ‘free life’ in North Korea, even for the elite, former diplomat says in Tokyo

A senior North Korean diplomat who defected two years ago painted a grim picture of life in the hermit kingdom as he ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

North Korea Human Rights Symposium in Canada Demands Global Action on Abuses

On the 1st of last month, the 23rd "North Korea Human Rights International Symposium," hosted by the National Human Rights ...

South Korea wants people to stop using term ‘defectors’ for those who flee North Korean regime

South Korea is planning to change the term “defectors” to describe North Koreans who flee the country to resettle in the South, as the word carries “negative connotation”.
Human Rights Watch

China: No Letup in Forced Returns to North Korea

Chinese authorities since 2024 have forcibly returned at least 406 people to North Korea, where they are at grave risk of ...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border

A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border. The South Korean military ...