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[Opinion] N. Korean Defectors Protest Change in Legal Term Referring to Them

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SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Korean defectors staged a rally in Seoul on Thursday to protest a proposed legal revision aimed at changing a term referring to them to one that they claim negates their identity as people who fled the repr

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Clash over term 'North Korean defectors' in Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee… Chung Dong-young: "I will not answer unless there is an apology." The ruling and opposition parties clashed head-on on the 12th at the plenary session of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee over disagreements regarding the terminology used to refer to North Korean defectors. Rep. Park Chung-kwon of the People Power Party, a North …

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Defector Groups Oppose Name Change for 'North Korean Hometowners'... Demand Jeong Dong-young's Resignation. On the 12th, North Korean defectors held a rally in front of the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, opposing the name change for North Korean defectors and urging the resignation of Unification Minister Jeong Dong-young. The Central Association of North Korean Defectors [stated that] on this day, [mentioned] members of the Party…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ha Chae-rim = North Korean defectors opposing the term 'North Korean defectors' held a rally and called for the resignation of Unification Minister Jeong Dong-young.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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