A video shows two North Korean teenage boys being sentenced to hard labor for watching K-dramas.
AdvertisementRare video footage shows two teenage boys being sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for watching K-dramas, which are South Korean TV shows.
In North Korea, viewing or distributing foreign media, especially from South Korea, is considered a serious offense.
🚨🇰🇵RARE FOOTAGE FROM NORTH KOREA: TEENS PUNISHED FOR WATCHING SOUTH KOREAN TVChilling 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.'
One North Korean defector told the BBC that punishment is harsher for watching South Korean media compared with other foreign media.
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