North Korean defectors
Hackers just stole the names and addresses of 1,000 North Korean defectors
The defectors are living in exile in South Korea, but many still have families still in the north.
North Korean Nuclear Scientist Poisons Himself After China Sends Him Back, Report Says
North Korean security officials routinely torture defectors returned home.
North Korean Defector Welcomed with 100 Boxes of Choco Pies
The taste of freedom is a disc of marshmallow sandwiched between chocolate cakes and wrapped in plastic.
The Vice News Guide to the World — Week of November 20
Parents have been protesting outside the kindergarten in Beijing’s upscale Chaoyang district since claims emerged that the toddlers of at least eight parents had been molested, fed pills and given injections.
North Korean defector riddled with "enormous number" of parasites
A North Korean defector who was shot fleeing the country Monday is struggling to recover due to the “enormous number” of parasites in his intestines, doctors say.
We Spoke to North Koreans About the Nuclear Threat
Much has been made of how Donald Trump's "fire and fury" would affect the rest of the world—but what of the ordinary North Koreans living under Kim Jong-un?
North Korean Defectors Are Becoming Social Media Stars In South Korea
VICE News reporter Laurel Chor meets up with the internet stars teaching their neighbors to the south about life in the Hermit Kingdom.
North Korea claims diplomat who defected from London was wanted for sex crimes
North Korea's state news agency accused high-level defector Thae Yong-ho of "embezzling a lot of state funds, selling state secrets and committing child rape."
One of North Korea's highest-ranking diplomats ever to defect is now in South Korea
Thae Yong-ho, formerly Pyongyang's deputy ambassador in Britain, reportedly vanished from his residence in west London several weeks ago.
The Year People Still Tried to Get the Hell Out of North Korea
The Hermit Kingdom remained a mystery in 2015, but its citizens still tried to run from it in droves. Just like they did in any other year.
Vietnam Deported Nine North Koreans to China — and Now They’re Probably Screwed
If North Korean refugees traveling through China can make it across the border to Southeast Asia, freedom — in the form of political asylum and a ticket to South Korea — is typically the outcome. This case was not typical.
North Korea Said to Threaten Families of Defectors with Death and Banishment
As Korean relatives reunited for the first time in decades, North Korea reportedly warned citizens that anyone caught helping families defect will be put to death, while their close relatives will be exiled to remote areas.