From there, they may file for refugee status with the United Nations, waiting (often for years) before they’re told they can ...

Over the years, I’ve heard a number of accusations about myself, ranging from I am allegedly brainwashing North Korean refugees to I am allegedly a CIA spy. I thought I had heard it all ...

Yeongyang in North Gyeongsang Province, which has one of the smallest populations of any Korean district, seeks to reverse decline Yeongyang County in North Gyeongsang Province is seeking to attract ...

Kang also voiced concerns over the inhumane treatment of North Korean defectors who were forcibly repatriated, calling on ...

China's national interests would not be served by the collapse of North Korea, which could result in hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring into northeast China. China is determined to extend a ...

Yeongyang County hopes to revitalise its community by welcoming refugees, offering new opportunities and utilising empty ...

Jueun was similarly moved “to appreciate what I have” after her volunteer work with the refugees, who “basically had no freedom at all in North Korea”—at a very young age, she noted, they were ...