The organization liberates North Korean citizens and gives them the opportunities and resources they need to thrive outside of the country. The organization aids refugees’ treacherous 3,000-mile ...

At the same time, they often lack resources and access to legal aid, so we want to serve as the point where they can reach out and feel more comfortable going for help.” The legal aid department of ...

Jo joined two other North Korean refugees at a Koreatown hotel ballroom Thursday evening for what was supposed to be a discussion in advance of the historic U.S.-North Korea summit, ...

In a funding request issued earlier this month, the State Department requested more funding for assistance for North Korean refugees. According to NK News, the State Department has requested an ...

TIM PETERS: Some of the North Korean refugees, ... And of course, our aid to them cannot be hinged to their response. Our giving is unconditional, but we can’t, ...

North Korea has received a total of US$2.38 million in international aid so far this year, all of it from Switzerland, United ...

Refugee Crisis. At the end of last year, China harbored 50,000 North Korean refugees. Others are in Russia or Mongolia. Severe malnutrition, religious persecution, and extremely poor medical care ...

There are more than 6,000 miles between North Korea and Columbus, but one student group is making up for the distance through letters. Fourth-year marketing student Sam Lee never knew much about ...

North Korea's highest court recently sentenced two American journalists to 12 years hard labor for attempting to report on the plight of North Korean refugees in China. Those refugees are fleeing ...

Laos handed over a group of North Korean refugees to Pyongyang this week and rejected criticism it had endangered their lives, saying South Korea was informed of the detentions but made no attempt ...

Aiding North Korean refugees requires hiring human traffickers, or “brokers,” who can be trusted, said Lee Hark-joon, a filmmaker who has directed two documentaries on North Korean refugees.