North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South Korean movies

Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by esailija on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:45AM (#33893686)

I.E. US State Department

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by 41tor on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:46AM (#33893692)

So to clarify, what's your issue here? Do you think they weren't executed? Or is it that you think executing them is totally normal and cool?

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by dry_soup on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:55AM (#33893791)

Radio Free Asia has repeatedly put out exaggerated or sensational claims about North Korea, at least some of which have turned out to be false. Nobody is endorsing NK, executions, etc.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by signatoremo on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @09:22AM (#33894600)

Can you list an example? Not that I don’t believe you, but RFA why biased is nevertheless boring and often not known for clickbait.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by pigsty on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:51AM (#33893735)

If you were to believe them, Kim ate too much cheese and it forced him to disappear, and he died several times. Also he killed an uncle with an anti-aircraft gun, and he reappeared, so he fed him to dogs, then he reappeared again. (These are things they literally reported)

Anyone who enjoys their reporting may also have an interest in Weekly World News.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by blackhaz on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:57AM (#33893804)

Believe who? Dept of State? Dare to share references to the DoS-sourced articles you mention?

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by wtetzner on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @09:00AM (#33894384)

> Believe who?

I think they’re referring to Radio Free Asia.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by gammalost on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:54AM (#33893783)

The issue is that Radio Free Asia isn't a trustworthy source.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by 41tor on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @08:06AM (#33893882)

Source?

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by gammalost on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:31PM (#33899047)

One classic example is this

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/...

And the fact that it's US sponsored media targeted against an ideological enemy

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by kcatskcolbdi on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:51AM (#33893740)

They weren't executed.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by 41tor on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:53AM (#33893769)

Source?

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by swarnie on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:58AM (#33893816)

I think since your coming here with the extradentary claim the burden of proof really lands on you.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by uo21tp5hoyg on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @08:39AM (#33894182)

I'm glad you specified in your first comment on this site that you're not CIA otherwise I would have been suspicious.

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by ShivShankaran on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:53AM (#33893763)

Most of these news coming out of north Korea are eventually proven fake. Not condoning NK but most stories are just exaggerated nonsense

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Dong-hyuk

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/why-do-north-k...

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by ShivShankaran on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:54AM (#33893782)

Ministry of Truth™

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by tjpnz on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:50AM (#33893729)

So because two sources you have a problem with contributed to the story it never happened, right?

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by sushzbdbehsh on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @08:19AM (#33894003)

yes

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Re:North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South K... by ShivShankaran on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:56AM (#33893798)

Yes I can guarantee it never happened. Most tabloids keep publishing these click bait because they keep getting... Clicks.

Brb spinning up some blogs about north Korea

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