High-Profile Russian Defector Who Landed Helicopter in Ukraine to Escape to West Shot Dead
A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with his helicopter was the victim of a shooting last week, Ukrainian media says.
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North Korea Expels Fugitive U.S. Soldier Travis King
U.S. officials said on Wednesday that U.S. Army Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King is back in American custody after the North Korean regime expelled him.
Chinese Mercilessly Heckle Figure Skater Who Defected from U.S. After Olympic Fall
19-year-old figure skater Zhu Yi, who was born in California but renounced her American citizenship in 2018 to compete for China, was mercilessly heckled by Chinese social media users after she fell on the ice on Sunday and finished in last place at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The heckling was so intense that Chinese government censors intervened and shut down almost a hundred accounts on Weibo, China’s heavily-controlled alternative to banned Twitter.
Nine Cuban Baseball Players Defect to Mexico Mid-Tournament
Nine members of a Cuban national baseball team defected to Mexico in recent days while in the country to compete in an international tournament, the Associated Press (AP) reported Monday.
Kim Jong-un’s Sister Launches Torrent of Insults at South Korean President
Tensions between North and South Korea escalated further on Wednesday as Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, launched a torrent of insults at leftist South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Unknown Hackers Steal Data on North Korean Defectors
An unknown hacker or cyber espionage group penetrated the database of a resettlement agency for North Korean defectors and stole personal information for 997 of its clients, according to a statement from the South Korean Unification Ministry on Friday.
Study: North Korean Human Rights Abuses Have Worsened Under Kim Jong-Un
Human rights violations and infringements on the right to life have worsened since North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un came to power in 2012, a new study released on Wednesday has indicated.
North Korean Defectors: South Korea Is Silencing Our Human Rights Concerns
North Koreans who fled the regime and live in South Korea say the government and major national institutions are pressuring them to treat the human rights atrocities they experienced as “taboo” and to refrain from criticizing the leftist government for warming up to dictator Kim Jong-un, the South China Morning Post reported Tuesday.
Skeleton-Filled Ghost Ship on Japanese Coast May Contain Remains of North Korean Defectors
A skeleton-filled ghost ship that washed ashore on the Japanese coast may contain the remains of North Korean defectors, Japan’s Coast Guard announced Monday.
South Korea Quadruples Reward for Classified Intel from North Korean Defectors
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification has quadrupled its reward for North Korean defectors who supply classified information.
Source: Hamas Arrests 22 Defectors En Route To Join Islamic State
Hamas forces have arrested 22 members of its military wing while en route to join Welayat Sinai, the Islamic State affiliate in the Egyptian peninsula, a top official in Gaza told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Report: High-Ranking North Korean Intelligence Officer Defects
On Monday, the South Korean government confirmed that a high-ranking North Korean intelligence officer defected to the South last year.
North Korean ‘Ghost Ships’ in Japan: Defectors or Wayward Fishermen?
The Japanese government is currently conducting tests to determine how the dozens of people found dead on dilapidated ships washing ashore died, and whether hypotheses that they came from North Korea are correct.
Pentagon Denies Reports US-Backed Syrian Rebels Defected to Al-Qaeda
Reports from several sources earlier this week claimed that the second wave of seventy “moderate” Syrian rebels trained and equipped by the United States had either surrendered or defected to the local al-Qaeda franchise, the Nusra Front. The Pentagon has cast doubt on these accounts.
UK Think-Tank: Governments Should Help ISIS Jihadi ‘Defectors’
A U.K.-based terrorism think-tank is urging Western governments to encourage jihadists to defect from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) by helping them resettle and then protect them against reprisals. The British-based International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
Elite French Troops Defect to Join ISIS
French government officials have confirmed to the media that up to ten of its former soldiers “have defected to the Islamic State. Among those defectors is at least one member of an elite fighting unit with advanced training.
