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Fri, February 26, 2021 | 01:33

The faces of North Koreans

When you think about North Koreans, what image comes to mind? I would guess that most people would say Kim Jong-un or probably North Korea's nuclear weapons.

Voices from the North | 2021-02-21 14:36

Smile: A North Korean refugee's dream

When I was in North Korea, I never went to school. When I tell people that, they think I mean that I rarely went to school, or that perhaps I dropped out of school. It takes some time for them to understand that I mean: I never went to school in North Korea, not even once time.

Voices from the North | 2021-02-13 14:15

I escaped from North Korea thanks to the foreign media

There once was a nine-year-old girl who had no idea that she would ever meet you. That's because she was born in North Korea. If not for her father's decisions, she would not be here today talking to you, she would still be a prisoner of North Korea. I don't know what you were doing at the age of nine, but I know what I was doing. At that time, my father began to prepare me t...

Voices from the North | 2021-02-06 10:04

Escape from North Korea: My dreams as a woman came true in South

Have you ever risked your life to achieve your dream? My dream was to walk the streets of my hometown freely wearing a pretty dress and earrings, and to express my own voice against injustice. For this dream of freedom, I risked my life at a young age and escaped from North Korea to start my new life.

Voices from the North | 2020-10-10 09:21

Escape from North Korea: 'I'm free because of movies and English'

Escaped from North Korea in 2006, arrived in South Korea in 2007 (repatriated from China in 2002 and 2004). I attempted my first escape from North Korea after I began to learn about the outside world when I was in high school. I had some friends in North Korea who would share movies from South Korea and America. My mind was moved by what I had seen. I couldn't wait to get out...

Voices from the North | 2020-09-19 09:12

In order to graduate (Part 2)

Yeonmi Park was already on the way to becoming a fluent English learner and public speaker when her sister Eunmi Park joined her at the Teach North Korean Refugees Global Education Center (TNKR) in May 2014. I had heard about Eunmi so many times I felt I was meeting a mythical figure.

Voices from the North | 2020-05-24 13:19

In order to graduate (Part 1)

In order to graduate (Part 1)

Two North Korean refugee sisters graduated from college this past February, one in New York City, the other in South Korea. Their paths in life diverged 13 years ago when they were separated during the chaos of escaping from North Korea.

Voices from the North | 2020-05-24 13:15

In order to graduate (Part 2)

Escape from China: Former North Korean restaurant worker tells her story

In April 2016, a week before the National Assembly elections, 12 North Korean restaurant workers and their manager escaped from China in what South Korean government officials called an “unprecedented mass defection.” That was the beginning of the controversy, as North Korea and some human rights organizations in South Korea charged it was a “kidnapping” or fabricated for pol...

Voices from the North | 2020-04-18 10:26

Is North Korea shooting COVID-19 patients?

As COVID-19 spread around the world causing people to isolate themselves, some wondered if the most self-isolating country had been infected by the deadly virus. There have been a range of reports, with North Korea denying it had any infections and some charging that North Korea was shooting anyone suspected of having the virus.

Voices from the North | 2020-04-12 13:10

A moving ordeal in Seoul

American novelist and humorist Mark Twain once said: “It is less trouble and more satisfaction to bury two families than to select and equip a home for one.”

Voices from the North | 2020-04-04 10:32

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