Dangerous Quote by Lee Hyeon-seo

I am one of the lucky North Koreans who made it out of China. North Korean defectors in the country are terrified of trying…

— Lee Hyeon-seo

Inside North Korea, we have many informants and spies watching everyone; they're paid by the government. Even a husband and wife can't trust each…

— Lee Hyeon-seo

The North Korean government are out to get me.

— Park Yeon-mi

I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors.

— Kim Young-sam

The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea.

— Ari Fleischer

What you need to know about North Korea is that it's not like other countries like Iran or Cuba. In those countries, you have…

— Park Yeon-mi

North Korean defectors often find it hard to settle down. It is not easy for somebody who’s escaped a totalitarian country to live in…

— Barbara Demick

My concern is: How on earth is anything more urgent than the lives of people in North Korean concentration camps?

— Park Yeon-mi

I'd known that the visit would be highly scripted and that genuine interactions with citizens wouldn't be possible, since it's illegal for them to…

— Adam Johnson

South Korea and the U.S. share common interests with regard to the North Korean nuclear issue, so I promise that South Korea will fully…

— Moon Jae-in

North Korean defectors who speak out against the regime always feel nervous. We never know what the North Korean government is planning. It's really…

— Lee Hyeon-seo

If defectors say they had high-level connections in Pyongyang or came from an esteemed institution in the North, they can gain better employment in…

— Lee Hyeon-seo