A New U.N. Report on Human Rights A recent report released by the United Nations Human Rights Office reveals that North Korea has intensified surveillance, including the public execution of individuals for sharing foreign films and television shows. Based on interviews with 314 defectors who left the country after 2014, the report highlights that the state has tightened control over nearly every aspect of daily life. Under leader Kim Jong Un, access to outside information has

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