Life in South Korea for North Korean defectors may not be as challenging as when they were in North Korea but they face important day-to-do hurdles which can be addressed if the South Korean government did more to help.

Trapped in the brutal dictatorship of the Kim dynasty, many North Koreans, particularly those at the border villages, want to defect to South Korea. They face a tough challenge to pass through the lines of the border guards. While they enter into a free society once in South Korea they also face a tough challenge adjusting to life there. This article by Julian Ryall is published by Deutsche Welle. Here is an excerpt:

For the tens of thousands of North Koreans who have escaped their repressive homeland and completed the often-perilous journey to South Korea, the problems are often far from over.

Some defectors face prejudice in South Korean society, according to a recent report looking at the experiences of new arrivals in the South last year — before the North Korean regime closed its borders amid the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the report, defectors encounter barriers to education, accommodation and employment opportunities.

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