Kang Eun-Sil D0000083
- Name (KOR)
- 강은실
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- It is reported that Ms. Kang was a broker who carried foreign currency (United States dollars and Chinese yen) between defectors from North Korea living in China or South Korea and persons residing in North Korea. In April 2012, the agents of 7th Department of the Defence Security Command took Ms. Kang and her family were taken to the 7th Department in Hyesan City, where they were kept in solitary confinement. Although some family members were released after three months, Ms. Kang remained in detention for six months. In May 2014, she was rearrested by the State Security Department in Ryanggang Province while at a relative's house.
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
Kim Cheol-Yong D0000079
- Name (KOR)
- 김철용
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- He was arrested by national security agency. He was suspected not only of reading a magazine from the Republic of Korea, but also of meeting with a South Korean when he was in China, an act considered to constitute a crime of espionage in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
Joo Il D0000078
- Name (KOR)
- 주일
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- He was arrested by national security agency officials when he went to Sambong District to receive money sent by his sister through a broker. He regularly contacted his sister, who sought asylum in the Republic of Korea and became a citizen of that country. He has also regularly received money from her.
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
Lee Hak-Cheol D0000075
- Name (KOR)
- 이학철
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- He was arrested by an NSA agent of the Hoiryeong Paper-mill on charges of espionage and treason, namely for: communicating with a defector to the Republic of Korea and helping him film in secret; delivering a camera and money; harbouring smuggled products – specifically, unregistered electronic equipment such as cameras, cell phones and mini-radios.
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
Kim Seong-Do D0000073
- Name (KOR)
- 김성도
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- He was arrested by an NSA agent of the Hoiryeong Paper-mill on charges of espionage and treason, namely for: communicating with a defector to South Korea and helping him film in secret; delivering a camera and money; harbouring smuggled products – specifically, unregistered electronic equipment such as cameras, cell phones and mini-radios.
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
Kang Mi-Ho D0000064
- Name (KOR)
- 강미호
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- The source submits that Ms. Kang’s and her son’s detention is linked to the activities of Ms. Kang’s brother since his defection, and to the fact that he was regularly sending money to assist Ms. Kang and her family. Ms. Kang’s brother is reportedly a famous dissident working as a reporter for The Chosun Ilbo, a major newspaper in South Korea. Ms. Kang’s brother had allegedly sent her money through a Korean-Chinese broker sine early 2008. However, in July 2011, the broker contacted Mr. Kang and said that he could not find Ms. Kang.
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
C__ O-O D0000131
- Case number
- FP033-02
- Name (KOR)
- ㅊOO
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- Arrested by military MSS agents at night at her house
- Date last identified
- End of January 2015
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
C__ O-O D0000130
- Case number
- FP033-01
- Name (KOR)
- ㅊOO
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- Arrested after his partner reported him for receiving South Korean money.
- Date last identified
- End of January 2015
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
Unknown D0000114
- Case number
- FP029-01
- Name (KOR)
- 불명
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- Taken in a car with his wife (D0000115) and daughter (D0000116) by MSS. Discussed escaping to South Korea with his family in South Korea via text
- Date last identified
- August 2021
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
C__ O-O D0000113
- Case number
- FP028
- Name (KOR)
- ㅊOO
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- Arrested by MSS agents when he turned on the cell phone he hid in the mountain
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
P__ O-O D0000112
- Case number
- FP027
- Name (KOR)
- ㅂOO
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- Arrested by Kilju-gun military MSS. He used to transfer money and connect people with their families in South Korea
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
Unknown D0000090
- Case number
- FP006-04
- Name (KOR)
- 불명
- Type of victim
- Disappeared in North Korea
- Description of disappearance
- Arrested at home after house search for delivering money from South Korea
- Date added
- Mar 20, 2024
North Korean victims
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