Tag: repatriation
Freedom dash thwarted: N. Korean defectors arrested in China
A group of North Korean defectors in China has been detained by police while attempting to escape to South Korea, Daily NK has learned.
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Amid rumors of mass repatriation, North Korean workers in China face...
Rumors of problems between North Korea and China have surfaced with reports that Chinese authorities have recently made several requests to North Korean authorities...
Shattered Dreams: The tragic journey of North Korean defectors in China
COVID-19 completely changed the fate of Eun-hye (pseudonym), a North Korean defector in her 30s who was living quietly as the wife of a...
One N. Korean worker’s tale of exploitation and desperation in China
In the fall of 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Chinese middle manager approached Yong-hee (pseudonym), a North Korean worker in...
China’s Hebei Province issues temporary residency permits to defectors
Police in parts of China's Hebei Province are issuing temporary residency permits to defectors who have lived in China for a decade or more,...
Chinese police intensify threats of repatriation toward N. Korean defectors
Chinese police are piling more and more pressure on North Korean defectors in China. The police are even warning that defectors could be sent...
N. Korea moves to replace labor managers in Russia en masse
North Korean authorities have begun replacing managers sent to Russia to monitor and control North Korean workers in the country, Daily NK has learned....
Jilin Province sentences N. Korean defector to 10 years for human...
Jilin Province authorities recently handed down a 10-year sentence to a North Korean defector for human trafficking, Daily NK has learned.
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As relations between China and N. Korea improve, defectors in China...
Once strained, the relationship between North Korea and China appears to be on the mend again as the two countries mark the “year of...
Remains of N. Korean workers who died in Russia returned to...
The remains of North Korean laborers who died while working in the Russian cities of Krasnoyarsk and Tynda were recently turned over to their...
