More than 75 members of the Georgetown community listened to harrowing testimony from three North Korean defectors at a panel hosted by the Truth and Human Rights in North Korea club Wednesday evening ...

Escaping North Korea is one of the most dangerous journeys in the world. From crossing frozen rivers under gunfire to surviving in hiding across China, defectors risk everything for a chance at ...

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 ...

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (UPI) --North Korean defectors and experts urged the international community to step up pressure on Pyongyang over human rights abuses as a major conference on the issue opened in ...

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”. South Korea’s Ministry of ...

Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage. There are ...