» by GI Korea February 14th, 2012 at 5:06 pm » Comments (2)

I don't think these North Korean defectors stand much of a chance of getting the Chinese authorities to release them to go to South Korea: A group of 10 North Korean ...more »

» by GI Korea December 15th, 2009 at 6:50 am » Comments (9)

Here is a good story about a North Korean defector getting accepting into Seoul National University: A talented young former North Korean, whose dream for a university education was crushed as ...more »

» by GI Korea May 1st, 2009 at 11:03 pm » Comments (1)

If people in the United States want to know what torture really is then ask a North Korean: There were gasps in the audience at a press conference by female North ...more »

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2009 at 2:05 am » Comments (2)

Via One Free Korea comes this PBS video depicting life for North Korean defector children in South Korea: It is a tear jerker to think that this girl's parents gave everything ...more »

» by GI Korea April 11th, 2009 at 9:54 am » Comments (1)

As interviews with North Korean defectors continues to show, the influence of defector radio stations in North Korea continues to grow however funding continues to be their problem: [caption id="" align="alignright" ...more »

» by GI Korea January 6th, 2009 at 2:55 pm » Comments (2)

It appears the Chinese crackdown along their border with North Korea has some what mitigated the number of North Koreans successfully defecting to South Korea: The Ministry of Unification said Monday ...more »

» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 9:05 am » Comments (1)

Not much good news comes from Burma, but this sure is: Nineteen North Koreans have been released from detention in Myanmar and sent to Thailand, Burmese officials told the U.S.-funded ...more »

» by GI Korea December 22nd, 2008 at 4:40 pm » Comments (2)

Considering what the Burmese regime is willing to do to their own people, I wouldn't be surprised if these refugees are handed over back to North Korea: Burmese authorities have arrested ...more »