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North Korea has executed at least 7 people for watching South Korean videos, including K-Pop music, rights group says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is cracking down on foreign influence and defectors say people are …
John Haltiwanger
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A former North Korean spy said the regime planned terrorist activities as a 'gift' to the supreme leader: report
In one particular case, Kim Jong Un allegedly plotted an assassination of a defector to please his …
Matthew Loh
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North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'
Park: People in North Korea don't love him. If we don't show our loyalty, we are gonna get killed. …
Gene Kim,Jennifer Osaki,Matth…
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A North Korean propaganda site says 'Squid Game' reflects the South's 'beastly' capitalist society where 'corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace'
A North Korean propaganda website said "Squid Game" reflects how South Korea is where "corruption a…
Cheryl Teh
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North Korean defector shot 5 times in epic escape says it's a 'miracle' he's alive
When the defector arrived at Ajou University Trauma Center in Suwon, just outside of Seoul, he was …
Ryan Pickrell
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A North Korean defector now living in New York explains how North Koreans are taught to despise American 'bastards'
"The government practices collective punishment for alleged anti-state offenses, effectively enslav…
Brennan Weiss
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'Is this South Korea?': North Korean defector was reportedly unsure of location, wanted Korean music
According to government sources cited by the Ilbo, South Korean officials are investigating whether…
David Choi
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A North Korean man who smuggled 'Squid Game' into the country is to be executed by firing squad and a high-school student who bought a USB drive with the show will be jailed for life, report says
Six other students who watched "Squid Game" were sentenced to hard labor and their teachers may be …
Huileng Tan
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North Korean defector reportedly enjoys watching CBS' CSI and American movies
Although Lee said Oh was making progress in his recovery, his initial assessment was grim. Oh was a…
David Choi
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South Korea is cutting the time it spends interrogating North Korean defectors to just 3 months
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) leads the screening process into defectors' backg…
Tara Francis Chan
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North Korean defector reportedly confessed committing a crime 'that led to a death'
Chung-sung Oh reportedly confessed to the alleged crime, according to intelligence officials who ar…
David Choi
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have already received an unapproved coronavirus vaccine
Japanese intelligence officials told a US expert that Kim Jong Un received a trial COVID-19 vaccine…
David Choi
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Highest-level North Korean defector ever says Kim will be overthrown in 10 years
"A lot of the West's vision of North Korea is from defector testimony, which is going to have a pol…
Alex Lockie
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North Korean defector on living in the West: 'We are so disconnected'
Eventually the mother and daughter took a chance to escape to South Korea through the Gobi desert. …
Will Heilpern,Will Heilpern
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North Koreans understand their government lies, but there's one thing they don't know, according to a defector
The dire situation made it obvious to North Koreans at the time that the government was not telling…
Harrison Jacobs
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WATCH: A North Korean defector makes a daring escape while being shot at
During the incident, one North Korean soldier appeared to cross the MDL for a few seconds, and…
David Choi
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North Korean defectors have smuggled in thousands of USB sticks to fight the regime
It would take, he estimated, around one million USB sticks to educate a significant chunk of the No…
Shona Ghosh
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Defector shot 5 times while escaping says 80% of younger North Koreans aren't loyal to Kim Jong Un
On November 13, 2017, Oh Chong Song made the dash through Panmunjom ("Truce Village") in the demili…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Kim Jong Un celebrates Korean War anniversary by handing out pistols to his generals
Each pistol had Kim Jong Un's name on it to show his trust, and to remind his commanders he expecte…