Dozens of North Korean defectors caught by secret police 'vanish,' rights group says
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Destination sign of North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, is seen at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2024.
More than 100 North Koreans have gone missing after being caught by secret police while trying to defect from the isolated country or even for trying to call relatives in South Korea, a Seoul-based human rights group said Thursday.
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