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Yoo Chul-min’s father, Yoo Sang-jun, prays at his son’s grave in Mongolia.

(Courtesy of Helping Hands Korea)

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Praying. North Korean refugees worship secretly in China. (Courtesy of Open Doors USA)

Pastor Eom Myong-hui—hand on chest — leads a discussion at a church outside Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of Defense…

President George W. Bush spends a few moments with North Korean escapee Kim Han-mee, in the Oval Office…

American activist Suzanne Scholte addresses the North Korea People’s Liberation Front, a Seoul-based organization of more than one…

Youn Mi-rang, director-general of Hanawan, the resettlement center for North Korean refugees, meets with the author in her…

Pastor Phillip Buck of Seattle wins the Train Foundation’s Civil Courage Prize for his work helping North Koreans…

Melanie Kirkpatrick