North Korean escapees

China Forcibly Repatriates Large Number of North Korean Escapees

China doesn't recognize fleeing North Koreans as defectors, calling them 'illegal economic migrants,' who are arrested and imprisoned.

October 15, 2023BY Aaron Pan
EXCLUSIVE: The Story of Aiko Kawasaki, a Korean Japanese Who Escaped North Korea

A 17-year-old Aiko Kawasaki went aboard the ship leaving for North Korea from the harbor of Niigata, Japan. ...

September 24, 2022BY Lee Yun-Jeong and Sean Tseng
UN Official Urges China Not to Deport North Korean Escapees, Who Could Face Torture

SEOUL–China should not repatriate the increasing number of North Korean escapees it has arrested in recent months, because ...

June 21, 2019BY Reuters

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