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January 19, 2025

President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Statement on 2025-1-15

2025-1-15, President Yoon Suk-yeol’s statement (English translation and Korean) Message from President Yoon Seok-youl to the People of the Republic of Korea Dear respected citizens, I hope this message finds...

Official Documents/Translation of Korean News Comments: 0

December 17, 2024

[Full Text] South Korean Voting System Vulnerable to Hacking, NIS, KISA Report

2023-10-10, NIS/KISA Press Release [TRANSLATION] [Posted on 2024-12-17] National Intelligence Service (NIS) Korea Internet & Security Agency (KIS) Press Release, 2023. 10. 10 Confirmation of Poor Cyber Security Management by the National Election Commission,...

Election Fraud/Elections/Official Documents

December 5, 2024

A Poet’s Statement Supporting the Martial Law in South Korea

2024-12-5 [TRANSLATION of a Statement of 2024-12-4] These voices of support for the Martial Law are strong among the Koreans who see the country in crisis and want to defend...

Statements from Korean groups

December 3, 2024

President Yoon Declared Martial Law in South Korea (Full Speech Text), Lifting Expected, Opposition Party Plans to Impeach Yoon

2024-12-3, Tara O President Yoon Suk-yeol declared an emergency and imposed Martial Law on December 3, 2024 around 10:30 p.m. (Seoul time).. Yoon criticized the “legislative dictatorship” of anti-state forces...

Impeachment/Lawfare/South Korea

July 18, 2024

Former Lieutenant Governor Lee Hwa-young Gave $8 Million to North Korea, Violating Sanctions

2024-7-18, Tara O On June 7, 2024, the court sentenced the former Lieutenant Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Lee Hwa-young (이화영) (Democratic Party of Korea, DPK), to 9 ½ years in...

Bribery/Lee Jae-myung/North Korea/Sanctions

June 22, 2024

[Exclusive] Former Spy Chief Kwon Young-hae “North Korean Intervention in Gwanjgu in May 1980 Confirmed by the Agency for National Security Planning (NSP) [Korea’s CIA]”

2024-6-20, SkyeDaily (허겸, Hur Kyoum) [TRANSLATION] Above: “Korean People’s Army (KPA) Martyred Heroes Tombstone Monument” (인민군 영웅들의 렬사묘비) in Chongjin, North Hamkyung Province, North Korea. The photo was taken in...

5.18/Espionage/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

May 14, 2024

Destroying South Korea’s HUMINT Capability: The Framing of Colonel Cheong Kyu-phil; Benefits North Korea, China

2024-5-14, Tara O The Moon Jae-in administration (10 May 2017 – 9 May 2022) conducted a wide-scale purge of patriots who dedicated themselves to protecting the Republic of Korea (ROK)...

Abuse of Authority/China/Espionage/Intelligence/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security/Spy/Subversion

July 11, 2023

Anti-U.S. Demonstrations Planned at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys on 27 July 2023

2023-7-11, Tara O Groups with the same objectives as North Korea plan to demonstrate at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek (Pyongtaek), South Korea on July...

Demonstrations/Influence Operations/Military/South Korea/Subversion

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...

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