The success of North Korean movie “Days and Nights” suggests that cinematic taboos in the nation’s state-controlled entertainment industry may be relaxing.

The North Korean government is increasingly implementing the death penalty, including for people caught watching and sharing foreign films and TV dramas, a major UN report has found. The dictatorship, ...

The human rights situation in North Korea has worsened, with people even being executed for distributing foreign movies and shows such as K-dramas, according to a new UN report. The report, authored ...

GENEVA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on ...