North Korean defectors in China report fear and depression as police make repeated visits to photograph them ahead of major political meetings.

A N. Korean defector in S. Korea pleaded with Chinese authorities to stop the forced repatriation of his mother, warning that ...

Ham Jin-woo, a North Korean defector-turned-journalist who went missing in 2017 in border areas between North Korea and China ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kim Kang, former deputy representative at the North Korean mission in Russia, on Wednesday called on international media and civic ...

As one of the most oppressive regimes in the world, North Korea is known for its brutal totalitarian rule, but one defector ...

Ham Jin-woo, a North Korean defector-turned-journalist who went missing in 2017 in border areas between North Korea and China, ...

Imagine living in the dictatorship of North Korea, hungry all the time, laboring for no pay. You decide to try to escape into ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Nov 07, 2025, 08:18am EST A North Korean defector makes new ...

As one of the most oppressive regimes in the world, North Korea is known for its brutal totalitarian rule, but one defector believes Kim Jong-un "should stop acting up" after the death of Ayatollah Al ...