"The number of documented cases of executions and death sentences increased by 117% in the nearly five years after North Korea sealed its borders in January 2020 compared with an equal period before the closure."
"The report identified 46 execution sites and disclosed coordinates for 40 of them, documenting 144 cases, including 136 execution events involving at least 358 individuals."
"Cases of death sentences or executions linked to the use, introduction or dissemination of foreign culture and information surged by 250% to become the most common capital offences."
"Executions and death sentences for people found guilty of murder, previously the most frequent capital crime, fell by 44%."
After closing its borders in January 2020, North Korea significantly escalated its use of the death penalty, with documented cases increasing by 117%. The Transitional Justice Working Group reported that executions and death sentences more than tripled during this period. The report identified 46 execution sites and detailed 144 cases involving at least 358 individuals. Public executions accounted for about 70% of the total. The regime intensified penalties for crimes related to foreign culture, which surged by 250%, while executions for murder decreased by 44%.
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