Press & Media

Media FAQs

Thank you for taking an interest in our work. If you are a looking to make a press request, we recommend reading our FAQs below first before completing the contact form at the bottom of the page.

When contacting us, please share the following

A log line or outline of the story you’re working on and give us a bit more information about why you’re looking to get in touch with us in particular.

Please let us know whether you’re still in the research and pitching stages, or whether the story is fully commissioned.

We receive many press requests asking us to facilitate conversations and interviews between journalists and our North Korean clients. With duty of care considerations in mind, if this is something you’ll be looking for as part of your request, it’s helpful if you let us know upfront. Please note we are not able to facilitate the majority of the requests we receive.

How quickly will you be able to get back to me?

If you let us know your timeline, we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as we can. We would advise you send us a list of your questions or areas of interest in advance.

I would like to interview a North Korean refugee, can you facilitate this for me?

We have many journalists whose primary interest is asking our clients about their past trauma, escape routes, or about life under dictatorship. These are questions that must consider the security risks for North Koreans, and the mental health impacts of being forced to re-live these experiences for those who are still processing their past experiences. Please bear in mind this context when asking to interview our clients.

Do you have members of staff that can speak to the North Korean experience?

Yes. The lived experience of our North Korean staff and volunteers ensures a bond and trust with the escaped people taking part in our programmes that cannot be replicated with someone who has not shared the horrors of growing up in an authoritarian regime. Find out more about our team here.

Would these members of staff be available for press interviews?

If you are looking for expert interviews regarding the North Korean human rights crisis, the North Korean refugee experience, or life under North Korean dictatorship, we have trained staff available who can fulfil these requests. We also offer free training, seminars, and workshops to better educate the public on North Korea. Find out more here.