October 9, 2026

Priorities of the Lee Jae-myung Government:  A New Budget Item “Strategic Cooperation with China” Created, While the Budgets for Korea-US Alliance, Defectors, Denuclearization of North Korea Fall for 2027

2026-10-9, Tara O Budgets reflect priorities.  South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget proposal for 2027 under the Lee Jae-myung administration cuts the ROK (Republic of Korea)-U.S. relations projects, while...

Categories Alliance/Budget/China/Defectors/Foreign Affairs/U.S. Comments: 0

October 7, 2026

Massive Patriotic Rallies in Seoul on National Holiday on October 3

2026-10-7, Tara O On October 3, 2026, massive rallies were held at Gwanghwamun and the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea.  However, major media in Korea did not report the...

Categories Alliance/Election Fraud/Freedom/Lee Jae-myung/Rallies Comment: 1

August 20, 2026

Blacklisted Chinese Company CGN Runs Power Stations in South Korea

2026-8-20, Tara O China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), a Chinese state-owned energy company, is blacklisted by the U.S. for stealing nuclear secrets.  In South Korea, CGN runs five power...

Categories China/Espionage

July 21, 2026

South Korea’s National Election Commission’s Dereliction of Duty Constitutes Treason and the Jamsil Suffrage Struggle Is a Second Korean War

2026-7-10, Op-Ed (English and Korean): Lee In-ho Note: Professor Emeritus Lee In-ho served as the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ambassador to Russia and Finland. She also taught history at Korea...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/China/Election Fraud/Elections/Freedom/National Election Commission/NEC/Protests/Rallies

February 5, 2026

Who Pulled the Strings? Deep Discontent Within South Korea’s Election Watchdog

2026-2-5, Ik-hyun Kang On January 27, 2026, the South Korean National Assembly’s Special Committee on Political Reform convened to discuss electoral safeguards ahead of the June 3 local elections. During...

Categories Election Fraud/Elections/Morale/National Election Commission/NEC/Poll/South Korea

December 9, 2025

31 South Korean Lawmakers Introduce a Bill to Abolish the National Security Law, A Detrimental Move

2025-12-9, Tara O On December 1, 2025, 31 lawmakers in South Korea introduced a bill to abolish the National Security Law. Abolishing the National Security Law is also a long-sought...

Categories Lawfare/National Security/Subversion

December 6, 2025

102 South Korean Lawmakers Joined a Suspected Pro-CCP group Korea-China Parliamentary Federation (한중의원연맹)

2025-12-6, Tara O 102 South Korean lawmakers have joined the Korea-China Parliamentary Federation  [Han-Joong Uiwon Yeonmang (한중의원연맹)] seen to be a pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization, as of July 2024....

Categories China/Influence Operations/Subversion

January 2, 2025

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s New Year’s Letter to People Who Protect Him in front of His Residence

2025-1-1, President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Letter Korean citizens have been protecting President Yoon Suk-yeol from attempts to illegally arrest him, since a warrant was issued on December 31, 2024.  They have...

Categories Impeachment/Lawfare/Rallies

December 30, 2024

Statement #2 from Former Minister Kim Yong-hyun:  Martial Law Lawful, Armed Forces Performed Their Duties Legitimately

2024-12-18, Former Minister Kim Yong-hyun [TRANSLATION] The following statement by former Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun was released by Lawyers for Freedom. —– Former Minister Kim Yong-hyun’s Statement #2 My...

Categories Anti-impeachment/Defense/Lawfare/Martial Law

December 28, 2024

South Korean Politics at a Crossroads—Again

2024-12-28, John Cha The South Korean parliament managed to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on a second try on December 14, 2024, following Yoon’s declaration of “martial law” on...

Categories China/Impeachment/Martial Law