Teens sentenced to modern slavery for “Reactionary Thought and Culture” 

Watching K-dramas or listening to K-pop bands has long been outlawed under the repressive regime in North Korea. In the past, minors who broke the law were sent to do forced labor at youth labor camps and the punishment was usually less than five years. But a stricter law was recently passed titled “Reactionary Thought and Culture Denunciation” which bans foreign cell phones, entertainment from South Korea, Japan, and the U.S., even slang from South Korea and ramps up the punishment for any infractions .

Watching K-dramas or listening to K-pop bands has long been outlawed under the repressive regime in North Korea. In the past, minors who broke the law were sent to do forced labor at youth labor camps and the punishment was usually less than five years. But a stricter law was recently passed titled “Reactionary Thought and Culture Denunciation” which bans foreign cell phones, entertainment from South Korea, Japan, and the U.S., even slang from South Korea and ramps up the punishment for any infractions.