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September 20, 2021

More Suppression of Free Speech in South Korea: Arrests of Kim Se-ui, Kang Yong-seok, and Kim Yong-ho; Cho Kuk’s Defamation Lawsuits Against Lee Jong-won, Kim Sang-hyun, Woo Jong-chang

2021-9-20, Tara O On September 7, 2021, the police arrested 3 people running Hoverlab (Garo Sero yeonguso), a popular YouTube channel with over 700,000 subscribers:  Kim Se-ui (김세의), formerly a...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Lawfare/South Korea

July 19, 2020

Another Journalist, Woo Jong-chang, Jailed for Libel, Judge Says Cho Kuk Defamed, Rule of Law Continues to Crumble in South Korea

2020-7-19, Tara O Another journalist, Woo Jong-chang (우종창, 63), is jailed in South Korea after being convicted of the “crime” of “libel” for announcing “false information.”  On July 17, 2020,...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Cho Kuk/Constitution/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Impeachment/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Media/Rule of Law/South Korea/Suppression

October 12, 2019

Another Massive Protest Against Moon Jae-in & Cho Kuk Continues on October 9

2019-10-12, Tara O After a huge demonstration on October 3, 2019, another massive protest took place on October 9, 2019, South Korea’s Korean Hangul (written Korean characters) Day. The rallies...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Constitution/Corruption/Demonstrations/Impeachment/Protests

October 4, 2019

Huge Rallies Calling for Moon Jae-in, Cho Kuk to Step Down in Seoul on National Foundation Day

Massive demonstrations calling for Moon-Jae In and Cho-Guk to step down on 2019-10-3

Categories Corruption/Demonstrations/Freedom/Impeachment/Protests

September 29, 2019

Cho Kuk, Hankyoreh, KBS, MBC, RSF and the Freedom of the Press in South Korea

2019-9-29, Tara O As the controversy over Cho Kuk’s corruption, nepotism, and other scandals become bigger, there are also those in the media who are fighting for freedom of the...

Categories Censorship/Media/South Korea/Whistleblower

September 19, 2019

Cho Kuk, North Korea’s Coal Shipping, and Sanctions Against North Korea

2019-9-19, Tara O President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk (조국) as the Justice Minister on September 9, 2019, despite numerous allegations of unethical and illegal activities, including corruption, abuse of...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea

September 9, 2019

South Korean President Moon Jae-in Forces Appointment of Cho Kuk

2019-9-9, PennMike on September 9, 2019, President Moon Jae-in pushed through his appointment of Cho Kuk as the Minister of Justice. Cho Kuk was unacceptable to the general public due...

Categories Corruption/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

September 4, 2019

The Democratic Party of Korea Reviewing 198 videos for Legal Action to “Muzzle YouTubers to Save Cho Kuk”

2019-8-26, Freedom Press (Translated News) On September 26, 2019, National Assemblyman Park Kwang-on, Chairman of the Special Committee on Countermeasures against False Information (허위조작정보대책특별위원회) of the Deobureo Minjoo Party (Democratic...

Categories Censorship/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

August 27, 2019

Justice Minister Nominee Cho Kuk Scandal in South Korea–Treason, Corruption, Hypocrisy, and More

2019-8-27, Tara O For the position of South Korea’s Minister of Justice, President Moon Jae-in nominated Cho Kuk, who has been mired in controversies.  Details follow. When Moon Jae-in became...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/Education/Japan/Law/Lawfare/Poll/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Treason/Whistleblower

March 12, 2019

Another Libel Lawsuit: Blue House Senior Official Cho Kuk Sues Journalist Woo Jong-chang for Libel

2019-3-8, Woo Jong-chang on YouTube Falsehoods and Truths (우종창의 거짓과 진실) Woo Jong-chang (우종창): On March 7, 2019, I received a summons from the Seoul District office of the National...

Categories Censorship/Lawfare/People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News