SEOUL, April 28 (UPI) -- North Korea ramped up executions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released Tuesday said, as authorities intensified crackdowns on offenses tied to South Korean media and other "anti-reactionary" activity. The report by the Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group examined capital punishment under leader Kim Jong Un's 13 years in power, documenting at least 153 people executed or sentenced to death between 2020 and 2024 -- a 247% increase from the previous

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