IIn July 17th, a family of five North Korean defectors committed suicide after they were arrested in China while facing deportation to North Korea. According to Radio Free Asia, the father was a former senior official of the Korean Workers’ Party and he crossed the Yalu River into China with his wife and their three children. The family arrived at the Yunnan Province in Southwest China, but was immediately caught, and tried to bribe a local fixer. However, the family was forcefully taken to Shenyang and killed themselves by taking poison in order to avoid deportation.
suicide of nk defectors
by Sou Min Shin