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North Korea punishes teenage girls for watching forbidden K-Drama: video

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Kim Jong Un has since 2020 ramped up efforts to purge South Korean dramas, music, and even slang, which he views as a threat to the regime.

North Korea punishes teenage girls for watching forbidden K-Drama: video

Recently surfaced North Korean footage has captured the North Korean government's crackdown on citizens, including teenagers, for consuming banned South Korean media.

The footage, obtained by South Korean production company KBS Media, shows a public denunciation session where a group of young girls, including a 16-year-old student, are publicly humiliated and arrested for the offense.

Pyongyang maintains tight control over the flow of information within its borders, forbidding citizens from accessing foreign music, films, and TV series. Those caught violating these restrictions face severe penalties, including public shaming, imprisonment, and in some cases, execution.

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