A North Korean man who smuggled 'Squid Game' into the country is to be executed by firing squad and a high-school student who bought a USB drive with the show will be jailed for life, report says

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North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who distribute or watch Netflix's hit show 'Squid Game.'

The character Kang Sae-byeok, a North Korean defector, in"Squid Game."North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who distribute or watch "Squid Game."Seven high-school students received harsh sentences for watching the show, RFA reported.

Another six high schoolers who watched the show were said to be sentenced to five years of hard labor, RFA reported. Their supervisors were also said to be punished, with teachers and school administrators fired, possibly to be banished to work in remote mines, RFA said.its aim is to "provide accurate and timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments prohibit access to a free press.

 

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