Tag: defections
N. Korea and Russia expand prosecution ties, sparking human rights concerns
A recent visit by North Korean prosecutors to Russia has opened discussions on expanded judicial cooperation between the two countries, raising alarm about potential...
Lost in translation: The linguistic challenges facing N. Korean defectors
One of the linguistic shocks faced by North Korean defectors upon their arrival in South Korea involves the relationship between the words nakji and...
China intensifies surveillance of N. Korean defectors in urban areas
Chinese police continue to keep a close eye on North Korean defectors in the country. While surveillance intensity varies by region, defectors in cities...
Pyongyang intensifies monitoring with written pledges for informants
North Korea is actively considering a plan to increase security personnel monitoring its overseas workers by up to four times current levels, particularly those...
Teen factory worker denounced over banned video
A public ideological struggle session was recently held at the Yomju Duck Farm in Yomju county, North Pyongan province, targeting a young worker who...
N. Korean agents punished over Russia corruption
Two North Korean state security agents, Han Kwang Jin and Song Myong Nam, have been demoted and transferred after being recalled from Russia amid...
New Chinese MP9 device targets N. Korean market with anti-detection features
China is developing an MP9 electronic device targeted at North Korean consumers. The next iteration in the MP7/MP8 series, the MP9 is expected to...
Satellite evidence points to heightened operations at N. Korean nuclear site
I took another look at North Korea's uranium refinery in Pyongsan county, North Hwanghae province, using various satellite images. I utilized thermal IR and...
N. Korea arrests woman for leaking information to South
A woman in her 30s in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, was arrested by provincial state security officers on charges of leaking domestic information abroad.
According to...
Four N. Koreans sentenced to political prison camps after failed sea...
Four North Koreans who tried unsuccessfully to defect by sea in late April have been sentenced to political prison camps.
"Four people who got caught...
