Offences that earned the death penalty in North Korea included criticising leader Kim Jong Un, according to a report by an advocacy NGO

Offences that earned the death penalty in North Korea included criticising leader Kim Jong Un, according to a report by an advocacy NGO

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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 Tuesday showed.

Pyongyang closed its borders in January 2020 to stop the spread of the coronavirus, with research and media reports indicating that the diplomatically isolated nation spent subsequent years bolstering security along its frontiers.

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