Even under heavy surveillance, defectors have taken to the skies to escape North Korea. In 1953, Lt. No Kum-sok flew a Soviet MiG-15 jet to Gimpo Air Base in South Korea, a story later chronicled ...

South Korea considers those living in North Korea as its own citizens and extend protection to the North Koreans who escape from North Korea. As of January 2025, more than 34,000 North Korean escapees ...

Capturing the escape on camera involved intricate logistics ... they had just escaped from North Korea, a country with no documentary culture, so they could not exactly have given informed ...

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 ...