North Korean defectors - Wikipedia
North Korean defectors - Wikipedia. People defect from North Korea for political, material, and personal reasons. Defectors flee to various countries, mainly South Korea. In South Korea, they are referred to by several terms, including "northern refugees " and "new settlers".
North Korean defectors: What happens when they get to the South? - BBC
Feb 16, 2021 · Fleeing from North Korea can be a traumatic ordeal. Here's how defectors start new lives in the South.
Why some North Korean defectors return to one of the world’s ... - CNN
Feb 19, 2022 · Since 1998, more than 33,000 people have defected from North Korea to South Korea, according to South Korea’s Unification Ministry. However, numbers have dwindled in recent years after Kim...
North Korean Defectors Boost Ukraine's Fight Against Kim Jong …
A group of North Korean defectors handed Ukrainian officials propaganda leaflets urging Pyongyang's fighters to abandon the fight against Ukrainian troops in Russia, according to a new report. The ...
From trauma to training - new lives for North Korea’s defectors - BBC
Jul 10, 2023 · Part training-hub, part medical facility, part re-education centre, this is where North Korean defectors are sent for three months when they arrive in South Korea.
A family's escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy ... - BBC
Dec 5, 2023 · Amnesty International's North Korea specialist, Choi Jae-hoon, said he had heard of cases of starvation, from escapees in Seoul who had managed to speak to family back home.
Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions …
Sep 15, 2023 · Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the...
Number of North Korean defectors nearly triples in 2023 ... - CNN
Jan 19, 2024 · The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years, authorities said Thursday – including a higher number of youth and members...
Defecting From North Korea Is Now Far Harder - The New York Times
Jul 9, 2023 · The cost of moving a North Korean defector through China rose to tens of thousands of dollars from thousands of dollars before the pandemic, according to rights activists.
Inside the school teaching North Korean defectors how to live in …
Jul 16, 2023 · This school is supposed to prepare North Korean defectors for the real world. But some say it does little to help – and the system needs an overhaul.