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The South Korean government has called on China not to expel defectors. China's foreign ministry rejects the claim, saying that it maintains a
South Korea's Unification Ministry on Friday officially confirmed China has resumed the forced repatriation of North Koreans following the opening of its border last month. The ministry called for an immediate halt to this practice, which breaches international human rights law. "It appears to be the fact that a significant number of North Koreans have been repatriated from three provinces in Northeast Chin...
Hundreds are believed to have been forcibly sent back to the Kim Jong Un regime, where they likely face imprisonment and abuse, experts say.
A broker who arranged the call was also punished.
Why would anyone choose to live in or return to a hermit state? The answers are complex and include regret, says this North Korea analyst.