New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- North Korea is reportedly executing people, including schoolchildren, subjecting them to brutal public humiliation for watching South Korean TV shows, including the very popular 'Squid Game' among other shows and listening to K-Pop.

According to testimonies collected by Amnesty International, North Koreans who have escaped the country say that watching widely popular South Korean dramas - such as Crash Landing on You, Descendants of the Sun and Squid Game - or listening to K-pop can result in the harshest punishments, including death.

A wave of fear has gripped the nation, where South Korean culture is treated as a serious crime. While wealthier families can sometimes avoid punishment by paying bribes to corrupt off...