Natalie Meulenbroek | NK Insider

As fewer North Koreans escape, their stories matter more than ever

August 2, 2026July 31, 2026

When Seoul’s Ministry of Unification released the latest defector statistics on July 13, it confirmed that the number of people escaping from North Korea had...

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