North Korea Defector

• South Koreans fire 20 warning shots at North Korean troops looking for defector

  South Korean guards fired up to 20 warning shots at North Korean troops searching for a soldier who had defected on Thursday.

  Politics

  Dec 21, 2017
  
• North Korea defector says prisoners fed to dogs, women forced to have abortions

  A North Korean defector spoke out about the horrors she experienced under the regime, tearfully explaining she was forced to have an abortion when she was three months pregnant.

  World

  Dec 12, 2017
  
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• South Korea reportedly using loudspeakers to broadcast news of North Korean defector across border

  The wild escape, shooting, subsequent surgeries and slow recovery of the soldier have riveted South Korea.

  World

  Nov 27, 2017
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• Japan coast guard discovers body suspected to be from North Korea

  Japan's Coast Guard found the body of a male and parts of a wooden boat suspected to be from North Korea.

  World

  Nov 25, 2017
• Boat carrying 8 suspected North Korean fishermen washes ashore in Japan

  Japanese authorities were investigating Friday eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their boat broke down.

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2017
• North Korea replaces guards after soldier fled across border under hail of gunfire: reports

  North Korea appears to have replaced all of its guards at a jointly patrolled border area where a North Korean soldier defected last week under a hail of gunfire, according to South Korean media. Military officials said Friday they could not confirm the report.

  World

  Nov 24, 2017
• Dramatic video shows North Korean soldier fleeing across border as he’s shot at

  Dramatic video has emerged showing a North Korean soldier escaping across the border into South Korea while being shot at by his former comrades. 

  World

  Nov 22, 2017
• More than 1,000 North Koreans defect every year. It’s dangerous but here’s how they do it

  More than 1,000 people per year defect from North to South Korea, facing severe punishments if they're caught.

  World

  Nov 14, 2017
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• How U.S. should handle North Korea, according to a diplomat who fled the state

  Thae Yong Ho is the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to defect from the reclusive nation.

  World

  Nov 1, 2017