North Korea executes citizens for K-pop consumption

noticias.r7.com (Portuguese)

North Korea has seen a significant rise in executions for consuming foreign culture, particularly South Korean K-pop. A report indicates a nearly 250% increase in death sentences since 2020, with crimes related to foreign media now surpassing murder as a capital offense. The regime views K-pop as a "pernicious cancer" that corrupts youth, leading to harsh punishments like forced labor and even death for distributing or watching such content.


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