Seoul to compensate family of North Korean defector abducted by regime

NK News – North Korea News · Jun 5, 2026

South Korea will provide around $12,000 in compensation to the family of a North Korean defector-journalist held by the Kim regime for nearly a decade, officially recognizing him as an abductee for the first time. A committee under Seoul’s Unification Ministry announced at a meeting on Thursday that it has approved a consolation payment of […]