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North Korean defectors must first enter the North Korean Refugee Protection Center, or Hanawon, run by the National Intelligence Service for investigation when they leave North Korea and enter the Republic of Korea. The interrogation process is conducted in conjunction with the National Intelligence Service, the Ministry of Unification, the ...
Feb 16, 2021 · Ms Kim is one of thousands of defectors who have managed to escape life in the isolated dictatorship. But for those who've fled, their resettlement in the South is only the beginning. Many have...
Apr 7, 2023 · David, a North Korean defector, tells Sky News how he escaped to China and what he saw in his mother's labour camp. He also shares his insights into the economic crisis and COVID-19 situation in the DPRK.
Jul 10, 2023 · Part training-hub, part medical facility, part re-education centre, this is where North Korean defectors are sent for three months when they arrive in South Korea.
Feb 19, 2022 · The man’s case is rare – while more than 10,000 North Korean defectors have arrived in South Korea in the past decade, just 30 have returned home, where they face the prospect of being put into...
Dec 16, 2021 · A high-profile defector opens up on Kim's N Korea. At least seven people have been executed in the past decade for watching or distributing K-pop videos from South Korea, according to a...
Jun 29, 2023 · While a small number of defectors have made it to South Korea from China since 2020, the flow of escapees leaving North Korea is thought to have almost completely dried up, according to...
