North Korea executed man for listening to K-pop, report from defectors shows
The 2024 report on North Korean human rights released by South Korea’s unification ministry details an ongoing crackdown on cultural imports
A 22-year-old North Korean was publicly executed for watching and sharing South Korean films and music, a new report claims, highlighting Pyongyang’s desperate attempts to stem the flow of outside information and culture.
The case, detailed in the 2024 Report on North Korean Human Rights released by South Korea’s unification ministry on Thursday, compiles testimonies from 649 North Korean defectors.