Tag: defections
N. Korean propaganda lectures focus on anti-South Korean rhetoric
North Korean authorities have been conducting propaganda lectures for citizens to promote North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s recent decision to defer plans for...
Defector families face resentment in the border region
North Korea’s recent efforts to promote anti-defector sentiment are having some effect in the Sino-North Korean border area, Daily NK has learned.
“Because of the...
N. Korea tries to rouse anti-defector sentiments during lectures
As large-scale demonstrations condemning leaflets sent over the inter-Korean border have taken place in North Korea, local officials throughout the country have been conducting...
Kim Yo Jong orders officials to console “loyal” families of defectors
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, recently instructed officials throughout the country to “provide encouragement and education to...
Security officials demand US dollar bribe from travelling family
Security officials in South Hamgyong Province arrested a family travelling northwards by car last month and have detained them until they pay a USD...
N. Koreans still defecting across the border in Ryanggang Province
Defections across the Sino-North Korean border in Ryanggang Province continue despite the North Korean government’s efforts to shutdown human traffic across the border, Daily...
Special program helps defectors get behind the wheel
Kim Ji-soon, whose name was changed at her request, is a North Korean defector in her 40s who resides in the Gwanak district of...
N. Korean tests positive for COVID-19 in China
A North Korean who attempted to defect to China tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under quarantine at a Chinese hospital, Daily NK...
N. Korean man sentenced to life in prison for attempted defection
On Mar. 23, a man in his 50s from Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, received a life sentence following his arrest on suspicion of attempting...
N. Korean remittance broker arrested for cross-border activities
A female remittance broker in her 40s was recently arrested and is now in the North Korean court system awaiting sentencing, Daily NK has...
