Kim Jong-un executed 7 for watching South Korean videos
According to a humanitarian organization, north korea murdered seven people over the course of three years for viewing or disseminating South Korean videos. According to the report, North Korea's Great leader Kim Jong-un presided over the public execution. Over the course of six years, the Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group interviewed 683 North Korean rebel fighters and documented 27 executions, the majority of which were carried out by firing squad. The majority of them had been charged with crimes involving drugs, prostitutes, and people trafficking.
It came after accusations in May 2021 by the South Korean dissident-run online magazine Daily nk that North Korean officials had publically hanged a man for "illegally" trafficking South Korean movies and music videos on CDs and USBs. Between 2012 and 2014, six of the seven confirmed instances of those charged with viewing or sharing South Korean media occurred in Hyesan, Ryanggang province.
According to the article, one of the defendants was executed in Chongjin City, North Hamgyong province, in 2015. The study, Mapping Killings under Kim Jong Un: North Korea's Response to international Pressure, also discovered that after being charged with human rights violations by the international community, Pyongyang began to carry out the death penalty in secret. This was done by north korea to prevent information from leaking out.