Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in ...

All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid ...

The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea reached 236 in 2024, up by 20.4 percent compared to the ...

One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

Drug use allegations against the eldest son of Tae Yong-ho, former conservative People Power Party lawmaker and North Korean ...

The findings are based on extensive research, including in-depth interviews in 2024 with 27 male and female defectors who served in the North Korean military. Except for two individuals who fled ...

A United Nations office has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's ...

a public institution supporting North Korean defectors, from duties over allegations he sexually harassed an employee. The action came after the foundation's board of directors last month ...