Tag: Defectors
Cancer-stricken N. Korean defector in China receives funds from fellow defectors
North Korean defectors living in China's Jilin Province recently collected RMB 10,000 (around USD 1,400) for a fellow defector suffering from cancer, Daily NK...
Liaoning Province police tell N. Korean defectors to “live quietly” to...
Police in Liaoning Province recently summoned North Korean women living with Chinese men to discuss their status in the country. The move suggests that...
Chinese officials warn of severe punishments for breaking anti-espionage law
Chinese anti-espionage officials have warned that severe punishments await individuals found to have been working in connection with foreign media or intelligence agencies in...
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...
Relatives of N. Korean defectors are now highly preferred marriage partners
The relatives of North Korean defectors are now considered some of the country's best candidates for marriage, reflecting changes in marriage preferences as economic...
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,...
N. Korean defector talks about experience in holding center for forced...
Lee Young-joo, a defector, was forcibly repatriated twice and detained in Ministry of State Security-run holding centers in Onsong and Sinuiju before finally making...
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N. Korean defector talks about experience in holding center for forced...
Recently, a large number of North Korean defectors in China were forcibly repatriated and are currently being detained in Ministry of State Security (MSS)-operated...
