Experts say North Korea's reluctance to admit major outbreaks of disease and its extreme sensitivity to any potential threat to Kim Jong Un’s authoritarian rule means that Pyongyang is likely handling ...

In the shadow of what looks like Seoul’s colossal chrome space station, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, hundreds of defectors from North Korea gathered for lively celebrations on Sunday marking the first ...

North Korean defectors residing in South Korea face discrimination due to language barriers and negative perceptions about their country causing many to have psychological breakdowns, says a new ...

Chinese authorities have been collecting biometric data, including iris scans, blood samples, voice recordings, and weight measurements, from North Korean defectors residing in the country, according ...

‘Russia’s border does not end anywhere,” declared Vladimir Putin in 2016, and the statement soon appeared on billboards in Russian-occupied Ukraine. As Russian defectors have learned, the country’s ...

Growing up in North Korea, Kang Na-ra had never used the internet. Even the privileged few of her compatriots who were allowed smartphones could access only the nation’s tightly restricted intranet.