Read previewIn North Korea, watching your favorite Korean dramas could end in tragedy.
According to reports from South Korean news outlets Chosun TV and Korea JoongAng Daily, around 30 middle schoolers were publicly shot last week for watching South Korean dramas.
Despite eyewitness accounts compiled by Amnesty International, the North Korean government has denied that public executions take place in the country.
Recently, experts have speculated that North Korean military personnel could be sent to aid Russian efforts in Ukraine, following closer ties between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
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