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North Korean Defectors Testify at the 21st Annual North Korea Freedom Week Event

A 16-member delegation of North Korean defectors (including leaders of nine nongovernmental organizations and seven special witnesses) testifies at the 21st annual North Korea Freedom Week event at 1:00 p.m. ...

July 10, 2024BY Epoch Video

North Korean Family Defects to South Korea by Boat, Defying All Odds, Authorities Say

On a pitch-black stormy night, a small fishing boat appeared near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the disputed ...

May 25, 2023BY Lisa Bian and Sean Tseng

Auckland Chinese Consulate Staff Member’s Escape to the Free World

Dong Luobin, a former back office staff member of the Chinese consulate in Auckland, New Zealand, defected two ...

March 30, 2023BY Shawn Lin

South Korean Crosses Armed Border in Rare Defection to North

SEOUL—A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea's ...

January 2, 2022BY Reuters

A Family of 4 Fled North Korea, Kim Jong-Un Ordered Arrest at All Costs

Recently, a family of four fled North Korea to China after dosing the border guards with sleeping pills. ...

October 28, 2021BY Jessica Mao

A Personal Perspective on Ion Mihai Pacepa

Commentary A man walked into the American Embassy in West Germany in late July, 1978. He said he ...

February 21, 2021BY Wayne A. Barnes

North Korean Diplomats Cause Chaos At UN Human Rights Event

UNITED NATIONS— A U.S.-organized event on North Korea's human rights briefly turned into chaos at the U.N. Thursday ...

April 30, 2015BY The Associated Press