"The TJWG report, compiled from testimony by 265 North Korean defectors and cross-referenced with five independent media organisations operating inside the country, presents the most granular accounting of North Korean judicial killings in over a decade."

"A report released by North Korea-focused human rights organisation Transition Justice Working Group (TJWG) on Tuesday showed that the number of people executed for consuming South Korean cultural content – such as K-dramas, films and K-pop – and religious practices surged by 250 per cent after borders closed due to the pandemic, according to The Korea Times."

"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, according to a report by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), a human rights NGO in Seoul."

"Amnesty International documented in February 2026 that the regime has 「created a climate of fear」 in which consumption of South Korean culture is treated as a 「serious crime」."