A new report is shedding light on a hidden crackdown inside one of the world’s most secretive states.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.