Tag: Defectors
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...
Released but betrayed: N. Korean defectors’ escape thwarted by driver informants
Two North Korean defectors who were arrested by Chinese police in February while attempting to reach South Korea have recently been released. The defectors...
N. Korea intensifies border security amid ‘complex’ international developments
North Korean state security agents in North Hamgyong province have been ordered to strengthen border defense due to complex international developments.
A source in the...
Remittances or ruin: N. Korean authorities target defectors’ families for remittance...
State security officers in Hoeryong have intensified pressure on defectors' families, forcing them to confess to receiving illegal remittances. Under relentless intimidation, many families...
N. Korean security officials extort money from defectors’ families
Security officials in North Korea's northern border city of Hoeryong are pressuring families of defectors to confess receiving money from relatives abroad and surrender...
China escalates surveillance of N. Korean defectors with city-level police monitoring
Chinese authorities have intensified surveillance of North Korean defectors attempting to flee to South Korea, with city-level police departments now directly managing these cases.
"Surveillance...
N. Korea tightens control over students abroad with new security measures
North Korea is revising its guidelines for monitoring students studying abroad, with authorities emphasizing the critical importance of controlling overseas scholars.
A source in North...
N. Korean official arrested for erasing defector records in bribery scheme
A residence registration guidance official in Ryanggang province is under investigation by provincial police for allegedly erasing information about defectors from official records.
According to...
