James Heenan, head of the UN Human Rights Office for North Korea, told a Geneva briefing that the number of executions for both normal and political crimes had increased since COVID-era restrictions.

An unspecified number of people had already been executed under new laws imposing the death penalty for distributing foreign TV series, including the popular K-Dramas from South Korea, he added.

kim-cool If we find you watching Alien: Earth, we will take you out.

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    Welcome. It’s unsurprising info, but nice to know. I keep meaning to see if someone has done a deep dive of what groups are connected to what thinktanks and billionaires, but I imagine the Kochs and Mercers are involved, as they often are.