Executions in North Korea ramped up significantly during pandemic - report

Some of the offences were related to culture - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.

North Korea executions surged during pandemic crackdown, report says

North Korea ramped up executions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released Tuesday said, as authorities intensified ...

North Korea’s executions for watching K-dramas, foreign content surge during Covid-19: report

A new report reveals that the number of people executed for consuming South Korean cultural content surged by 250 per cent ...

North Korea sharply increased executions during pandemic lockdown, rights group says

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, April 28 (Reuters) - North Korea sharply raised the number of executions it conducted after shutting its ...

Posts falsely link old Kim Jong Un speech to North Korea energy shortages

The disruption to global energy supplies has also seen fuel prices soar in North Korea, but posts claiming the country's ...
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North Korea has ramped up public executions to instill fear, maximize control: NGO report

A report reveals North Korea's Kim Jong-un has intensified public executions, using them to instill fear and enforce ...
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How North Korea Won

The 75th anniversary of the Korean Workers Party in October 2020 was not the festive affair that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wanted it to be. Despite the fireworks, military flyover, and ...