Since the division of Korea after the end of World War II and the end of the Korean War (1950–1953), North Koreans have defected for political, ideological, religious, economic or personal reasons. Almost 500 North Koreans are in South Korea for the Winter Olympics -- in a land they have been brought up to see as enemy territory; one clearly more prosperous and more free than their own. A North Korean defector has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus, suggesting that the virus has reached the country. North Korean defectors present a different face at Olympics . South Korea on Tuesday said they could ban two North Korean defector groups in the country over their sending of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets, local media reported.
North Korean defectors say sorry after false Kim Jong-un speculation This article is more than 1 month old. Now, 473 North Koreans are officially in the South as part of an Olympic delegation including 22 athletes in Pyeongchang. North Korean defectors, who fled their impoverished and repressive homeland, are voicing concern that the North’s Olympic delegation featuring its "army of … Kim Seung-chul, a defector who came to South Korea in 1994, has also tried to use information to spur change in North Korea. Kim is one of … Six North Korean soldiers in the past three years have run for a new life to South Korea by crossing the demilitarized zone, aka DMZ. North Korea will be sending more than 400 people to the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Now, South Korean President Moon Jae … For years, North Korean defectors have used free speech protections of their new home in South Korea to taunt the regime in Pyongyang. By Tae-jun Kang for The Diplomat January 13, 2020 The South Korean Unification Ministry filed a criminal complaint against two two North Korean defector … Arrests of North Korean defectors in China are up, even while Beijing moves to control North Korean propaganda within the Great Firewall. Thae Yong-ho and Ji Seong-ho both said in South Korea that leader was gravely ill … Now a growing stream of defectors are building out the picture with gripping personal accounts of deprivation. Such North Koreans are referred to as North Korean defectors.Alternative terms in South Korea include "northern refugees" (Korean: 탈북자, talbukja) and "new settlers" (새터민, saeteomin). Authorities in North Korea … KIM JONG-UN has expelled 30 familes from their homes in North Korean capital Pyongyang amid allegations close relatives working abroad had fled to South Korea or other countries.