The number of N. Korean defectors entering S. Korea fell to 224 in 2025, down from the previous year and still well below pre ...

Fewer North Koreans defected across the southern borderthis year than the previous year for a annual total of 224, South ...

The National Human Rights Commission announced a probe into the high-profile case last month, after the top UN human rights official on North Korea met some of the women and urged an investigation.

South Korea is planning to change the term “defectors” to describe North Koreans who flee the country to resettle in the South, as the word carries “negative connotation”. South Korea’s Ministry of ...

Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage. There are ...