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November 24, 2021 A North Korean high school student returning from China smuggled a digital copy of the South Korean Squid game series, hidden on a USB stick, home.
After he spread the video among his friends, he was identified and arrested by the secret police: the boy was sentenced to death.
The news is reported by various international media, including the American Radio Free Asia (RFA).
According to this information, another high school student, who bought a copy of the film, was also sentenced to life in prison, while 6 other students who only watched the video were sentenced to five years of forced labor.
In North Korea, since the beginning of this year, there has been a strict ban on the import of films, shows and TV series from the West and South Korea. viewing, storage or distribution of such materials.