When I woke up in the morning, my only thought was about how to get food. I never thought the country was bad,’ the defector ...

A North Korean defector whose escape from a brutal prison camp was the subject of a bestselling book has changed key parts of his story and on Sunday apologized for misleading people. "Escape from ...

Bolting across the DMZ into South Korea, former North Korean soldier Oh Chong Song was shot five times. It's a 'miracle' he's still alive.

A North Korean defector dodged a shoot-on-sight order, armed guards, and dozens of land mines to cross one of the most militarized borders in the world. The civilian crossed into South Korea after ...

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. This is ...

North Korea defector's poor health reveals country's conditions The North Korean regime of Kim Jong Un has not said anything about the dramatic escape of one of its soldiers, who ran across the ...

A North Korean defector whose escape from a brutal prison camp was the subject of a bestselling book has changed key parts of his story and on Sunday apologized for misleading people.