A new report reveals that the number of people executed for consuming South Korean cultural content surged by 250 per cent during the pandemic When people were told to stay home during the Covid-19 ...

SEOUL, April 28 (UPI) --North Korea ramped up executions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released Tuesday said, as authorities intensified crackdowns on offenses tied to South Korean media and ...

North Korea executed a total of 358 people between 2011 and 2024, according to an NGO report Executions rose sharply in North Korea during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Seoul-based NGO. From ...

North Korea dramatically increased executions during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for consuming South Korean dramas, K-pop and other foreign culture and political offences, a report published ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --North Korea is carrying out arbitrary and brutally disproportionate punishments, including executions, against citizens caught watching South Korean television and other foreign media, ...

He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized its economy by leveraging Russia’s war ...