US EditionNorth Korea Has ‘Expanded’ Executions Under Crackdown on Foreign Media, UN Finds
8 Articles
8 Articles
In North Korea, watch and distribute foreign films, or any other multimedia content that comes from abroad without passing the appropriate Pyongyang censor filters,...
The North Korean Government has “extended considerably” the application of the death penalty over the past decade, carried out executions, including by consuming or disseminating foreign information (such as publications, films or music) from “hostile” nations. Pyongyang has also continued to “exercise full control over the population and severely restrict the enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms”, according to a report by the UN High Co…
North Korea has ‘expanded’ executions under crackdown on foreign media, UN finds
North Korea has “significantly expanded” its use of the death penalty for a broad range of crimes over the past decade, including carrying out public executions of people caught distributing foreign media such as South Korean dramas, according to a new U.N. report. The 14-page document released by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner […]
In the hermetic regime of North Korea, the pursuit of entertainment or curiosity for foreign cultures is not a harmless activity; it is, in fact, a death sentence. What in most parts of the world is considered a personal choice such as watching a Hollywood movie or enjoying the catchy melodies of the K-pop, in the nation ruled by Kim Jong-un has become a subversive act with the most severe consequences. The relentless state-controlled machinery …
According to the UN Human Rights Office’s new report, consuming or distributing foreign films and series can be punished with the death penalty in North Korea. Based on more than 300 interviews with people who escaped the country in the last decade, the report reveals an increase in public executions and in the use of fear as a state control tool. Since 2015, the North Korean government has passed at least six laws that allow for capital punishm…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
