N. Korean defector groups on Monday urged S. Korea's Unification Ministry to halt its push to replace the official term for ...

A North Korean defector who claims to have been tortured while detained in the country is suing leader Kim Jong Un and other state officials. The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights, a South ...

Dec. 24 (Asia Today) --People Power Party lawmaker Park Chung-kwon, a former North Korean defector, criticized the Unification Ministry's plan to change the designation for North Korean defectors to ...

A record 81 percent of North Korean defectors living in South Korea said they are "satisfied" with their lives in the South, amid an improvement in their overall economic situation, a survey showed ...

In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop megaband BTS, two young men sip iced americanos, sketching out their own ...

Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage. There are ...

North Korean defector Kim Seong-Min, then head of Free North Korea Radio, shouts slogans during a rally to improve human rights conditions in North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 14, 2014.

Can two North Korean defectors take a new K-pop boy band to global superstardom? Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once ...