Their resolve for freedom hardened during the pandemic, when they lived through a crippling food shortage and were forced to ...

People believe the first world they encounter is the normal one. For North Koreans, dictatorship is that kind of presence -- ...

This video examines why so few people flee North Korea, highlighting the deadly consequences and the fear instilled by the ...

A North Korean escapee told a Paris congress she first witnessed a public execution at age 9, highlighting Pyongyang's death penalty abuses.

Could you face guards who shoot to kill? Swim for hours or even days in the open sea? Or cross a vast, hostile desert? What ...