Online users shared a screenshot of an article with the following headline: “North Korea: Kim Jong Un Bans Suicide; Will Kill Anyone Who Attempts And Fails” (here), (here), (here).
Several media outlets picked up the story and said North Korea had banned suicide (here), (here), (here).
None of these articles say that suicide attempts will be punished by death.
It is still unclear what, if any, punishment suicide attempts carry in North Korea.
There is no evidence that North Korea will kill those who attempt suicide.
Persons:
Kim Jong, Pragativadi, Kim, Kim Jong Un, Read
Organizations:
North, Radio Free Asia, Reuters, Radio Free
Locations:
North Korea, Korea