Upon return, North Korean refugees are labeled as enemies of the state and can face torture, forced labor in prison camps, ...

Public awareness and engagement are key to assisting North Korean refugees’ integration into South Korean society.

In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of support, North Korean human rights activists may also soon experience a similar ...

Many North Korean refugees have tried to avoid or leave South Korea by migrating to other countries. South Korea is not always the final destination although more than 34,000 have registered with ...

North Korea has been unlawfully detaining three South Korean missionaries — Kim Jung-wook, Kim Kuk-ki, and Choi Chun-gil — ...

Jueun was similarly moved “to appreciate what I have” after her volunteer work with the refugees, who “basically had no freedom at all in North Korea”—at a very young age, she noted, they were ...

In June last year, North Korean troops violated the border three times, prompting South Korea to fire warning shots. The ...

SEOUL--A Toronto-based human rights organization says it is launching a private sponsorship program to resettle North Korean refugees in Canada, which will become the third country after South ...

North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to Russia, adding to 11,000 already deployed, South Korea's military said. About 4,000 North Korean troops have been killed or injured while supporting ...

It’s often said that 34,000 North Korean refugees live in South Korea. But how accurate is that claim? And can the number be known? For example, The Diplomat wrote, “It’s hardly surprising ...