Executions in North Korea ramped up significantly during pandemic - report

Some of the offences were related to culture - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.

At least 358 executed under Kim Jong-un over 13 years: report

At least 358 people have been executed in North Korea since Kim Jong-un came to power in late 2011, with executions surging sharply following the country’s Covid-19 border shutdown, according to a report released Tuesday by a Seoul-based nongovernmental organization. The Transitional Justice Working Group said in its latest study, “Mapping North Korea’s Executions Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic,” that it documented 136 executions between Dec. 17, 2011, and Dec. 16, 2024, resulting in at

By The Korea Herald