North Korean defectors to fill bus driver roles amid Seoul's worker shortage
North Korean defectors in Seoul will receive training to become shuttle bus drivers as part of a new city initiative to ...
Families of North Korean troops captured in Russia 'will be executed,' former Pyongyang soldier tells ABC News
SEOUL -- A former sergeant in the North Korean military says that few of Pyongyang's soldiers have been captured fighting ...
The North Korean Defector Who’s Been Called a ‘Hero of Ukraine’
Lee Seongmin has become key to Kyiv’s efforts to understand the soldiers sent by Kim Jong Un to fight for Russia.
North Korean Soldiers Captured In Russia Fear Family Execution, Defector Says
A former North Korean military sergeant has revealed that Pyongyang's soldiers deployed to Russia to fight in Ukraine fear ...
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North Korean IT workers forced into brutal workloads, surveilled 24/7: Report
based on in-person interviews in 2024 with pseudonymously named North Korean defectors who were formerly IT employees and professionals. “Due to their precarious working and living conditions, we ...
From public executions to ‘traitor’ notices: North Korea escapees describe horrors of Covid-era repression
Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country ...
Can you buy a TV in North Korea? Defector reveals bizarre fact about life under Kim Jong-Un's rule
In North Korea, televisions are manipulated to broadcast only state-controlled content, glorifying the Kim dynasty. Defector Timothy Cho unveils the extent of the media control, explaining that all ...
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The North Korean defector who’s been called a ‘hero of Ukraine’
a North Korean defector. Lee Seongmin, a 37-year-old human-rights worker who is an Ivy League graduate and fluent in English, has helped Ukrainian forces understand the motives driving Kim Jong Un ...
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North Korean defectors share stories of seeking freedom
Two defectors from North Korea spoke via Zoom to an audience of Missoulians last week, sharing their stories of escaping the autocratic regime to seek a new life in South Korea. The event on Feb ...