South Korea prosecutes its citizens for screening North Korean drama | MR Online
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According to the newspaper Jeju Today, the Yoon government is claiming that screening the North Korean film The Story of Our Home, shown in South Korea in February 2019 as part of a national reunification festival, violated SK National Security Law. It is now investigating the organizers of the film screening three years later.

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/490654

"The Western Corporate Media often claims that “North Korea prosecutes (or even executes) its people for watching South Korean dramas.”

It’s hard to ascertain if that’s actually the case, as fake news about North Korea is the norm. The only allegations of this phenomena come from unreliable defector testimony of known liars (like Park Yeon Mi), who are rewarded for telling hyperbolic lies; or from dubious South Korean sources like the rightwing Chosun Ilbo.

These hyperbolic claims are then amplified by right wing anti-communist organizations (like Liberty in North Korea) and the US MSM.

However, contrary to these dubious claims, we can ascertain with certainty that South Korea does prosecute people for screening North Korean films.

In fact, it’s not an exaggeration to say that much of what South Korea accuses North Korea of doing can actually be attributed right back to South Korea. In other words, these claims are projection—not cinematic, but psychological."