A South Korean research group has released rare footage that it claims shows North Korean teenagers being sentenced to hard labor for watching and distributing K-dramas. The video is believed to have been filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic. CNN has not independently verified the authenticity of the footage. CNN’s Will Ripley has the details.
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