1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishKim Yong Hunhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/kim-yong-hun/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BZ3hf47jOc"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/a-journey-of-thousands-of-kilomete/">“A Journey of Thousands of Kilometers with Hope for Freedom”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/a-journey-of-thousands-of-kilomete/embed/#?secret=BZ3hf47jOc" width="600" height="338" title="““A Journey of Thousands of Kilometers with Hope for Freedom”” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="BZ3hf47jOc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> [imText1]In 2003, forty North Koreans attempted to defect to South Korea by boat from Yentai of China. They were repatriated to North Korea after the boat was seized. Among them was Okju and her mother and they succeeded in their reattempt of defection to China. Their request to go to South Korea is calling for […]