Author Melanie Kirkpatrick discussed her book, [Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad]. Among the topics she addressed were the impact of U.S. sanctions and ...

When the time comes for rebuilding North Korea, the corps of educated and highly motivated North Koreans in exile will be a valuable resource. From Escape From North Korea by Melanie Kirkpatrick.

North Korean defector Oh Song-Il, who did not want his picture taken for fear of reprisals against his family still in the North, is seen working at a radio station in Seoul, South Korea.

It is mostly women who try to escape North Korea, and for those who become stranded in China – a number that could be in the hundreds of thousands – life is grim.

Just 196 North Koreans entered South Korea last year, according to the Unification Ministry – more than the previous two years during the pandemic, but a steep drop from pre-pandemic levels.

Finally tonight, tales of escape from North Korea. It's from our occasional series The Economist Film Project, showcasing independently-produced documentaries that bring us things we don't ...

“While developing the documentary I realized no one understands what it’s actually like to live inside North Korea, or the risks involved in attempting to escape,” says Shin. “Of course ...

Remarkably, Kim himself meets the defectors en route, although he can no longer enter China. “He was warned in 2009 that he could be kidnapped into North Korea,” Gavin said.

In 1992, after enduring years of brutal labor in one of the Kim regime's most brutal political prison camps, Kang Chol-hwan successfully defected from his native North Korea to South Korea. Now a ...

On Nov. 14, About 35 miles north of Seoul, South Korea, a North Korean soldier drove his vehicle to the edge of the border and made a run for it. He was hit in the elbow and shoulder as other ...

The North Koreans were only steps behind the young man when they shot him at least four times as he made his escape on Nov. 13. The video, filmed as the defector drove an army truck through the ...