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

North Korean authorities executed teenagers for watching the South Korean television series "Squid Game" and listening to K-pop, human rights researchers announced in early February. Amnesty ...

North Korea is executing schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV shows and listening to K-Pop, including Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game,” according to Amnesty International. Escapees told the ...

People in North Korea are being publicly executed for watching South Korean TV shows such as Squid Game and listening to K-pop, according to new findings by Amnesty International.The human rights ...

A report reveals North Korea's Kim Jong-un has intensified public executions, using them to instill fear and enforce obedience, with significant increases observed since the Covid-19 border closures ...

There were two confirmed cases of hanging that took place in front of the public. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A plurality of death sentences before the pandemic were for murder, while during the pandemic, prosecutions seemingly centered around cultural crimes and information crimes.

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