defector

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Mr. Magyar, a defector from Fidesz, campaigned hard on the economy, which grew a mere 0.4% in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"They pleaded with the interviewer to promise she would return to bring them to the South," said Jang, himself a North Korean defector.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

The case, which will be filed on Friday, marks the first time a North Korean-born defector is taking legal action against the regime, said a South Korea-based rights group assisting Ms Choi.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

The term predatory incursion is also used literally in writings of that period to refer to slightly smaller attacks like the 1781 Raid on Richmond led by American defector Benedict Arnold.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

To find employers who will put up with the prickliness of newcomers from the North, the Ministry of Unification pays companies up to eighteen hundred dollars a year if they risk hiring a defector.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden