Escaping North Korea is a desperate sprint through darkness, where a single misstep can mean a bullet or a prison camp. Defectors cross rivers patrolled by soldiers ordered to fire without hesitation, ...

The story of a North Korean defector who repeatedly crossed the border to care for his mother has sparked widespread attention after being revealed. On the 19th, online communities revisited the ...

There are nearly 35,000 defectors from North Korea living in South Korea. Many of them rely on a secretive network of brokers to check on their families back home or to send them money when their ...