Tag: defection
N. Korea targets medical facilities in crackdown on fake certificates
North Korean authorities in North Hamgyong province have launched a crackdown on medical facilities issuing fraudulent medical certificates in exchange for bribes. The clampdown...
Father-son defection attempt ends in arrest at Yalu River
A father and son were caught by border guards trying to cross the Yalu River into China from Uiju county, North Pyongan province. The...
Triple tragedy strikes North Korean doctor after home purchase
A radiologist in his 30s at the Munitions Factory No. 26 Clinic in Kanggye, Jagang province, recently lost his home, his fortune and his...
North Korea to ramp up overseas worker program to Russia, China
North Korea is planning to send a significant number of its citizens to work overseas, particularly in Russia and China. This initiative follows orders...
N. Korea speeds up landmine and fortification work on inter-Korean border
The North Korean authorities have sent more military personnel to the inter-Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) to speed up the ongoing work of burying landmines...
Outlines of China-North Korea agreement on defector repatriation shared with N....
North Hamgyong Province's state security and police departments have been instructed by the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea to inform residents...
Most N. Korean defectors repatriated last year are still in re-education...
Most of the North Korean defectors repatriated from China last October remain in re-education camps six months later. However, some have died due to...
North Korea orders hunt to capture “impure elements” in Russia
North Korean authorities have issued an order calling on North Korean workers in Russia to step up mutual surveillance and "track down internal impure...
N. Korean overseas work candidates warned of consequences of not sharing...
North Korean authorities recently told overseas job applicants that failure to give the government its share of their earnings would result in restrictions on...
Behind N. Korea’s lockdown of Kaesong in July 2020
In July 2020, Kaesong was put on lockdown when a North Korean defector crossed the inter-Korean border amid the COVID pandemic.
According to media reports,...
