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21 North Koreans Defect Across the West Sea Border
» by GI Korea November 5th, 2011 at 11:03 pm » Comments (1)
It seems like defecting across the West Sea maritime border seems to be becoming a more popular means of defecting from North Korea: A group of 21 North Koreans was found ...more »9 North Koreans Defect To Japan By Boat
» by GI Korea September 14th, 2011 at 7:32 am » Comments (0)
Here is a rare method of defection from North Korea: Nine people who say they are from North Korea arrived Tuesday in a black wooden boat off the western Japanese coast ...more »ROK Drop Movie Review: Kimjongilia
» by GI Korea September 8th, 2011 at 10:06 pm » Comments (1)
A recent North Korea related documentary I watched on my Netflix que was Kimjongilia. If you are wondering where the title of the movie comes from, it is named after ...more »Number of North Korean Defectors In Thailand Surges
» by GI Korea July 9th, 2011 at 3:41 am » Comments (10)
This is quite a surge in North Korean refugees which the article doesn't provide a reason for such a large increase: Authorities in northern Thailand are struggling to cope with a ...more »North Korean Refugees Too Materialistic?
» by GI Korea June 18th, 2011 at 3:53 am » Comments (10)
This article from the Chosun Ilbo made no sense to me: A seminar has found that North Korean defectors who have relocated to the South to build new lives for themselves ...more »Nine North Koreans Defect Across Maritime DMZ
» by GI Korea June 16th, 2011 at 3:47 pm » Comments (0)
Nine members of a North Korean family successfully defected across the maritime DMZ on Korea's West Coast. They say they defected to escape North Korea's worsening economic conditions. more »ROK Drop Book Review: Nothing To Envy, By Babara Demick
» by GI Korea June 10th, 2011 at 6:03 pm » Comments (8)
A book about the plight of the North Korean people that I have meaning to read based off the strong feedback I have read from others is Barbara Demick’s, "Nothing ...more »North Korea Increases Its Threats Against Balloon Activists
» by GI Korea April 23rd, 2011 at 1:30 am » Comments (13)
The threats from North Korea against the balloon activists continues: North Korea warned yesterday that it will launch full-fledged attacks against people sending propaganda leaflets over the border, and it ...more »Rumsfeld Memo Show That 69 North Koreans Serve In the US Military
» by GI Korea March 22nd, 2011 at 8:48 pm » Comments (30)
Via NK Econ Watch comes this news that as of 2003 there was 69 North Koreans serving in the US Military: You can view the full document at this link. I'm not ...more »Is It Time To Arm A North Korean Partisan Force?
» by GI Korea February 14th, 2011 at 7:42 am » Comments (21)
This is interesting but I don't think creating an armed force of North Korean partisans is the best use of the North Korean refugee community: But there’s at least one group ...more »
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