The Death-Defying Battle to Rescue North Korean Defectors

An intimate look at a family’s efforts to escape North Korea through a network of brokers in China, Vietnam, and Laos—and the prices they pay chasing freedom.

Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

Published Nov. 6 2023 4:48AM EST 

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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