Yeon Mi Park escaped North Korea when she was 13 years old. And escape only brought more challenges. North Korean defectors risk being killed, imprisoned, and trafficked after they escape.

Officials' wives are increasingly taking jobs in road maintenance to avoid mandatory labor assignments, Daily NK has learned.

The highest-ranking defector to escape North Korea in years, Ri Il Kyu has met Kim Jong Un seven times. Setting out his aims for next year, Kim Jong Un also hardened his stance on unification with ...

SEOUL--A senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a South Korean newspaper said on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to escape to ...