Yeon Mi Park escaped North Korea when she was 13 years old. And escape only brought more challenges. North Korean defectors risk being killed, imprisoned, and trafficked after they escape.

Park discussed her experience living under the country’s caste system, divided into three main social classes, in which she ...

Yeon Mi Park escaped North Korea when she was 13 years old. And escape only brought more challenges. North Korean defectors risk being killed, imprisoned, and trafficked after they escape.

Three North Koreans were tied to stakes and riddled with ninety bullets each before being torched in a brutal public execution. The three men in their 30s, the two Kim brothers, and their friend ...

After 14 years of working directly with North Korean refugees, I’ve seen myths about them spread faster than smuggled South Korean dramas into Pyongyang. Even well-intentioned experts often ...