Advocacy

May the Christmas Season bring happiness and joy to people in North Korea

Christmas means happy memories and joy for most of you no matter what religion you have. Sadly it is not the case in North Korea. Today,...

Advocate for North Korean refugees on the street

Sometimes, it might be the best way to meet people - on the street! Together with students who advocate for North Korean refugees, we...

The most high-profile North Korean defector, Tae Young-Ho

A former high-rank diplomat, now Korean congressman Tae Young-Ho made an opening remark during the International Youth Conference on June...

How should we look at North Korean defectors?

Every year people in North Korea escaped from their own country. According to Professor Christoph Bluth in his article "The North Korean...

Story of Yujin, from a starving fishman to an esteemed accountant

Listening to Yujin (fake name), a North Korean refugee

The implicative system in North Korea

By definition, Yeonjoaje or Guilt by association means the implicative system that any person suffers unfavorable treatment or punishment...

The harsh fate of young North Korean refugees: Kotjebi

Kot means flower and jebi means swallow birds - two beautiful words, but combined together "Kotjebi" means a vagabond, young North Korean...

Life of a North Korean defector in China

Did you know that China is the only country that shares a border with North Korea besides South Korea?

First impression of Saeteomin, the newly settled from North Korea

In this small church, run by the pastor Park who is a saeteomin himself, hides a small but almost sacred place that had been a home, a...

How media affects our perception on a country that we never even been to

"It looks so peaceful." said my mom while watching a TV series featuring the daily life of North Korean commoners. "I never imagined that...