In 2020, however, Pyongyang enacted a law to make watching or distributing South Korean entertainment punishable by death.

A defector previously told the BBC that he was forced to watch a 22-year-old man shot to death. He said the man was accused of listening to South Korean music and had shared films from the South with his friend.

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    Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to have been born in another country. I feel awful about what these poor people have to go through.

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      10 months ago

      this is the kind of shit all authoritans dream of: complete control over everyones lives and forcing people into their information bubble to solidify power

      so watch out who you vote for or shit could go downhill fast