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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (UPI) --Investigators from the United Nations Human Rights Council sent a letter to North Korea seeking explanations about purported shoot-to-kill orders at borders and a recent law ...

SEOUL, April 28 (Reuters) - North Korea sharply raised the number of executions it conducted after shutting its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the ‌largest share linked to violations of ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea carries out public executions on river banks and at school grounds and marketplaces for charges such as stealing copper from factory machines, distributing media from ...

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