Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report

A report by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) reveals a 117% increase in documented executions and death sentences in North Korea after the country sealed its borders in January 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The regime allegedly used its isolation to escalate killings as global scrutiny diminished, according to the NGO's 13-year analysis under Kim Jong-un.