A new book reveals that the leader's maternal grandfather was a Japan-based smuggler who had to flee to North Korea to escape ...

When I was growing up in North Korea, I knew the names of fewer than ten countries in the world. One of the many I had never heard of was Poland. Even after escaping North Korea in 2011 and ...

After 14 years of working directly with North Korean refugees, I’ve seen myths about them spread faster than smuggled South Korean dramas into Pyongyang. Even well-intentioned experts often ...

North Korean defector speaks of what her life was like in North Korea before escaping and beyond. What a brave and amazing woman to share her story with the world! CC BY TEDTalentSearch, Hyeonseo ...

That’s the subject of her latest book, “While Time Remains.” “In my journey escaping from North Korea, I really have seen the worst of humanity and the best of humanity,” Ms. Park says in conversation ...

“In North Korea, every song, every book, every movie, literally everything has been about the worshiping of dictators and the party,” Park said. “We are not allowed to tell a human story in ...

As a 13-year-old, Yeonmi Park escaped across the North Korean border into China, before eventually making her way to South Korea. Park, now 30, spoke to an audience of 400 at Utah Valley ...

Escaping North Korea At the center of ‘Beyond Utopia’ is Pastor Seungeun Kim, a defector, a Christian, and the spearhead of the South Korean equivalent of the underground railroad.

Books North Korean defectors now living in Utah release new book about their escape By Belle Lewis, October 19, 2023 ...

She connected with South Korean Pastor Seungeun Kim, founder of Caleb Mission Church, who estimates he has helped a thousand people escape tyranny in North Korea. Beyond Utopia follows the pastor ...