north korea refugees

North Korean Defectors Find No Safety in China

China’s longstanding refusal to recognize North Korean refugees comes under new scrutiny in a New York Times Op-Doc video, “Escape from North Korea”. Ann Shin’s documentary reveals the perils that North...

Is Kim Jong-Un Planning His First Trip to China?

While China’s relationship with North Korea seems to be improving due to the hiring of North Korean guest workers, there is speculation Kim Jong-Un is planning his first visit to China. The Wall Street Journal reports that...

China Hires North Korean Guest Workers

While China denies accusations of exporting missile vehicles to North Korea, China is hiring thousands of guest workers from North Korea. The Los Angeles Times reports: The deal, which has not been publicly announced by either...

China Vows to Repatriate North Korean Refugees

Despite the protests by South Koreans, China plans to repatriate the North Koreans recently caught in Chinese territory. This announcement comes amid Kim Jong-un’s vow to punish three generations of family members of...

Arrest of North Korean Refugees Spur Protests

As the Chinese government has pledged support for new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, China has arrested dozens of North Korean defectors. Activists have called on China to not repatriate the defectors. The Los Angeles Times...

Armed N.Korean Soldiers Flee to China

AFP reports that on November 20, eight North Korean border guards defected by fleeing across the Chinese border, and that two were killed in the process: Six armed North Korean border guards tasked with preventing defections...

North Korea Border Guards Kill Five Defectors to China

For the first time, North Korean border guards reportedly crossed over into China and shot five North Koreans trying to flee the country. The Independent reports: South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that border guards...

Korean Children Left in China

Radio Free Asia reports on “stateless” Korean and Korean-Chinese orphans in China: Run by a missionary foster couple, the home where (orphan) Yeon Ah lives takes in ethnic Korean children or those from mixed...

Laura Ling and Euna Lee: Hostages of the Hermit Kingdom

In the Los Angeles Times, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea after reporting on human trafficking between North Korea and China, recount the circumstances of their arrest. They say they...

Reporters’ Trial Begins in N Korea

The trial of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee started yesterday in Pyongyang. The two reporters for Current TV were arrested while reporting from the Chinese side of the border about North Korean refugees. Al Jazeera...

John Pomfret: Why China Won’t Do More With North Korea

On his blog, John Pomfret offers his insight into expectations in the U.S. that China should “do more” about reining in Pyongyang are missing the point: First, there’s a silly assumption in Washington that our...

2 US Journalists to be Tried in North Korea

The two American journalists for Current TV who were arrested by North Korean security while reporting on Korean refugees in China will go on trial in Pyongyang for “confirmed crimes,” according to the official...

North Korea to Try U.S. Journalists as Launch Nears

Reuters reports that North Korea plans to try the two American journalists arrested while reporting on North Korean refugees in China: The reclusive state accused the two women reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee from the...

No. Korea Confirms Americans Were Detained

Two American journalists working for Current TV, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, have been arrested in North Korea, apparently after mistakenly crossing the border while reporting from China on North Korean refugees. From ABC News: The...

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