North Korean defectors

What in the World. How a North Korean defector became a K-pop idol. Audio, 12 minutes
Yu Hyuk is in 1VERSE, the first K-pop boy band with North Korean members
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
How a North Korean missile researcher became a South Korean MP
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Asia
Posted
12 April
Hero rescuer abused North Korea teenagers he saved
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Asia
Posted
16 February
Secret calls and code names: How money makes it to N Korea
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Asia
Posted
30 January
Rare N Korea footage shows teens sentenced over K-drama
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Asia
Posted
18 January
Alarm raised over N Koreans deported from China
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Asia
Posted
8 December 2023
The Global Story. A risky escape from North Korea. Audio, 24 minutes
The story of one family's dangerous journey to freedom
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
A family's escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seas
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Asia
Posted
5 December 2023
Outlook. 'We sweat together': Risking it all to help North Korean defectors. Audio, 41 minutes
Pastor Kim Seongeun has crossed icy rivers and dense jungle to rescue over 1,000 people
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
South Korea detains boat with suspected defectors
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Asia
Posted
24 October 2023
China deported 'large number' of N Koreans - Seoul
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Asia
Posted
13 October 2023
Preparing N Korea's traumatised defectors for new lives
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Asia
Posted
10 July 2023
The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother
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Asia
Posted
6 April 2023
'Why did you leave me behind?' Video, 00:01:26
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Asia
Posted
6 April 2023
Different with Nicky Campbell. Life After North Korea. Audio, 39 minutes
Nicky meets North Korean defector Seoyhun Lee
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
How a North Korean defector became a fight champion. Video, 00:02:10
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Asia
Posted
20 November 2022
The Documentary Podcast. Inside the Kim regime. Audio, 27 minutes
Have you ever wondered what life is like at the very top of the North Korean regime?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Inside a North Korean prison for defectors. Video, 00:01:47
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Asia
Posted
28 March 2022
Beatings, forced abortions: Life in a N Korea prison
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Asia
Posted
28 March 2022
The Explanation. Understanding North Korea and the Kim dynasty. Audio, 18 minutes
How the Kim family shaped one of the world’s most secretive countries
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
North Korea: 'Double defector' crosses demilitarised zone for second time. The Newsroom. Audio, 00:02:38
A man believed to have crossed the DMZ to South Korea in 2020 has returned to North Korea
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BBC World Service
Posted
4 January 2022
Gymnast defector fled back to North - South Korea
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Asia
Posted
3 January 2022
China captures North Korean fugitive after 40 days
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China
Posted
29 November 2021
A high-profile defector opens up on Kim's N Korea
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Asia
Posted
11 October 2021