North Korea Executions Reportedly Doubled Post-COVID, Targeting Cultural Crimes

A human rights group reports that death sentences in North Korea more than doubled after the COVID-19 pandemic, with prosecutions shifting from murder to cultural and information crimes.

30 Apr, 17:46 — 30 Apr, 17:46

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North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says

A plurality of death sentences before the pandemic were for murder, while during the pandemic, prosecutions seemingly centered around cultural crimes and information crimes.

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