A video from inside North Korea has surfaced, showing two teenagers being publicly sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for watching South Korean TV dramas. The footage provides a rare glimpse into the reclusive state ruled by Kim Jong Un. The teenagers, aged 16, were seen in gray prison jumpsuits during the sentencing. The act of watching South Korean entertainment is strictly banned in North Korea, and the severity of the punishment highlights the regime's efforts to control information and maintain its isolationist policies. The sentencing comes as North Korea's neighbor reports a surge in the number of defectors since 2021.
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SAND Institute releases rare video purportedly of North Korean teenagers sentenced to 12 years hard labor for watching and distributing K-dramas – which are banned. The north's ban on all things South Korean also includes songs, mannerisms, vocabulary – and even hairstyles. https://t.co/BmD7JFSoAE
Rare footage released by the BBC last week appears to show North Korea publicly sentencing two teenagers to 12 years of hard labor for watching K-dramas: South Korean TV shows that are, like all entertainment from the South, strictly banned by Pyongyang. https://t.co/b1z5Wvyzq5
A video from inside North Korea shows two teenagers being publicly sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for watching Korean TV dramas. https://t.co/mcx38WH1OV
A video from inside North Korea shows two teens being publicly sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for watching Korean TV dramas, a rare glimpse into Kim Jong Un’s reclusive state that comes as its neighbor reports a soaring number of defectors since 2021. https://t.co/v1LoJq5SLN
Video emerges of North Korea sentencing two 16 year olds to 12 years of hard labor for watching South Korean TV, in front of other young people. https://t.co/vIq2560TOn
Why did "North Korean authorities publicly sentenc[e] two teenagers to 12 years’ hard labour for watching South Korean videos"? Because Kim Jung Un needs to keep the people of North Korea in the dark about how miserable their life is in comparison. https://t.co/w2pek5XWAL
North Korean teens sentenced to hard labour for watching South Korean films Rare footage obtained by a South Korean thinktank purports to show two 16-year-old high school students in North Korea sentenced to 12 years of hard labour for watching and distributing South Korean films… https://t.co/u81yaZVZzS
New video footage from North Korea shows two teenagers in gray prison jumpsuits sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for the crime of watching South Korean TV dramas, an unusual peek into the secretive state ruled by Kim Jong Un. https://t.co/3Gq8o08OCO
A video from inside North Korea shows two teenagers being publicly sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for watching Korean TV dramas, a rare glimpse into Kim Jong Un’s reclusive state. https://t.co/zBfwhwdnMd
Video footage released by an organization that works with North Korean defectors shows North Korean authorities publicly sentencing two teenagers to 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop https://t.co/uTWmbJ0bX8 https://t.co/lHk9PedoVc
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⚠️ NORTH KOREA TEENS GET 12 YEARS' HARD LABOUR FOR WATCHING K-POP - VIDEO (Reuters) Video footage released by an organisation that works with North Korean defectors shows North Korean authorities publicly sentencing two teenagers to 12 years' hard labour for watching K-pop.…
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🚨🇰🇵RARE FOOTAGE FROM NORTH KOREA: TEENS PUNISHED FOR WATCHING SOUTH KOREAN TV Chilling footage from North Korea allegedly shows two teenage boys handcuffed in front of hundreds of students and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for watching South Korean 'K-dramas.' Source:… https://t.co/qPyCnEO6HL
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