North Korean defectors

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UN Envoy Urges China Stop Repatriating N.Korea Refugees

The UN's human rights envoy to North Korea on Friday urged China to stop repatriating escaped defectors to the North,...

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S. Korea Probes N. Korea Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...

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South Korea Probes N. Korean Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...

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N. Korean Defectors Down As Border Tightened

The number of North Koreans escaping to the South declined sharply in the first half of this year as Pyongyang...

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Five N. Koreans Sail Across Tense Border To S. Korea

Five North Koreans in a small boat crossed the sea border into South Korean waters Saturday, a Coast Guard official...

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No Korea Family Reunions Unless Citizens Returned

A senior North Korean official on Wednesday ruled out any more reunions for family members separated decades ago by war...

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Expert In Escaping North Korea Has A Message For Trump

"I'm good at escaping," says Grace Jo, a slender 25-year-old who managed to flee North Korea and its authoritarian...

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Rights Group Urges China To Release N. Korean Refugees

China should immediately reveal the whereabouts of eight North Koreans it detained last month, Human Rights Watch said...

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N. Korea Female Agents Are Regime’s Weapon of Choice

North Korean female assassins, armed with good looks and poison tools, are now the weapon of choice for a ruthless...

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North Korea’s State Killings

The Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is the latest in...