Tag: defections
N. Hamgyong Province urges security officials to prevent defections
North Hamgyong Province's branch of the Ministry of State Security recently called in local city and country security officials and urged them to crack...
Two N. Korean defectors en route to S. Korea arrested in...
Two North Korean defectors have been arrested by Chinese police in Kunming, Yunnan Province, after an attempt to reach South Korea, Daily NK has...
N. Koreans maimed or killed by landmines during defection attempts
A number of North Koreans trying to cross the China-North Korea border in North Hamgyong Province have been injured or killed by landmines recently,...
Recently repatriated N. Korean defectors held at holding centers in border...
North Korean defectors who were recently repatriated from China are being detained at Ministry of State Security holding centers near the China-North Korea border,...
Former N. Korean defector hunter reflects on her experiences
In September 2018, a woman in her late 30s lay on her side in a safe house of the North Hamgyong Province state security...
Two N. Korean defectors heading to S. Korea picked up by...
Two North Korean defectors headed for South Korea from China’s Jilin Province were recently arrested by Chinese police, Daily NK has learned.
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Kunming steps up efforts to prevent defectors from heading to S....
Starting in August, police in Kunming, Yunnan Province, will be stepping up efforts to prevent defectors in the area from heading to South Korea,...
Chinese police threaten repatriation of defector women unless families pay up
Police officials in China's Hebei Province recently informed the husbands and in-laws of female North Korean defectors who have been arrested for various reasons...
N. Korea orders soldiers to “deepen the bottom of the Tumen...
Earlier this month, North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) told border patrol units to “deepen the bottom of the Tumen River so that...
Yanggang Province lockdown ended after arrest of would-be defectors
Two North Koreans in Yanggang Province's Kimhyongjik County who escaped arrest during a defection attempt into China were recently arrested, Daily NK has learned.
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