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People defect from North Korea for political, material, and personal reasons. Defectors flee to various countries, mainly South Korea.In South Korea, they are referred to by several terms, including "northern refugees" and "new settlers".
Wilson was one of five American defectors who never went beyond the eighth grade as a child. He was captured in 1950, during the first days of the Chinese-led counteroffensive that stymied UN gains on territory held by the North Koreans. His lack of education and three years of indoctrination are cited as reasons for his decision to stay. [1]
Song Ki-chan, a South Korean fisherman from Incheon defected to North Korea. Song sailed his trawler to an unnamed port in the North. [29] Yun Song-sik, a 61 year old activist from South Jeolla Province, and member of the Central Executive Committee of the Social People's Party in South Korea, defected to the North in early December 1998.
SEOUL, South Korea — Few people understand what may be going through the minds of North Korean soldiers fighting and dying for Russia in the war against Ukraine. But Lee Chul Eun is one of them ...
Cases of Americans or South Koreans defecting to North Korea are rare, though more than 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea to avoid political oppression and economic difficulties since ...
Americans in North Korea consist mainly of defectors and prisoners of war during and after the Korean War, as well as their locally born descendants.Additionally, there are occasional tours and group travel which consist of Americans via train or plane from China, some with temporary lodging and stay.
U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced on Friday to one year of confinement then freed based on time already served, his ...
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of notable defectors from North Korea to South Korea. In total, as of 2016, 31,093 North Korean defectors had entered South Korea. By 2020 the number had grown to about 33,000. The dates shown below are the dates that the ...