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May 30, 2020

A Letter From Journalist Seong Sang-hoon, Arrested by the Police, Now Released, on Suppression of Free Speech, Growing China’s Influence & More in South Korea

2020-5-20, A letter from Seong Sang-hoon, Global Defense News May 20, 2020 Dear Dr. Tara O and Mr. Gordon Chang, I am Sung Sang-Hoon of “Global Defense News” from Seoul,...

Censorship/Human Rights/Statements from Korean groups/Subversion

May 29, 2020

Ministry of Veterans Tells Korean War Hero General Paik Sun-yup No Burial Plot at Seoul National Cemetery

2020-5-27, Chosun Ilbo [Translation] It became known on May 26, 2020 that the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs recently visited the hero of the Korean War, General Paik Sun-yup...

Disinformation/South Korea/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

May 28, 2020

Kim Dae-Jung Center Sues An Escapee Lee Ju-Seong for Libel for His Book on Gwangju (5.18) Uprising and North Korean Involvement; Ruling Party Plans 5.18 Gag Law

Tara O, 2020-5-28 On November 7, 2019, Kim Dae-jung Peace Center, on behalf of Lee Hee-ho (이희호, Kim Dae-jung’s wife) sued Lee Joo-seong (이주성), an escapee from North Korea, who...

5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/South Korea/Subversion

May 22, 2020

Protest March at Seoul National University to Urge Thorough Investigation of Fraudulent Election Allegations

Joongwon Yu, member of the Truth Forum, 2020-5-22 From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on May 13, 2020, in front of the Seoul National University Student Hall, there was a...

Corruption/Demonstrations/Elections/South Korea

May 21, 2020

Young People in Their 20s, 30s Held a “Black Protest” Against Election Fraud in South Korea

Resistance TV (정광용TV, 레지스탕스TV) (YouTube channel), 2020-5-20, [Translation, partial] On May 15, 16, and 17, 2020, young people in their 20s and 30s wearing black clothing and masks held a...

Demonstrations/Elections/Freedom/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

May 20, 2020

A Response to JTBC, Part II: The Truth about the Impeachment of South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye and the Rule of Law

2020-5-20, Tara O This is the second part of the response to JTBC, which brought up three important issues in its reporting: Election fraud in South Korea Truth about the...

Constitution/Human Rights/Impeachment/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Media/Purge/Rule of Law/South Korea/Subversion

May 19, 2020

Funds Donated for the Funeral of a Former Comfort Woman given to Anti-THAAD Organizations

2020-5-16, Chosun Ilbo [Translation] It was confirmed on May 15, 2020 that [a comfort women organization] Jeong-ui-yeon (정의연) used some of the donation collected from citizens during the funeral of...

Defectors/Japan/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

May 16, 2020

A Response to JTBC’s Fact Check, Part I: 2020 Election Fraud in South Korea

2020-5-17, Tara O JTBC has mentioned the World Tribune, Dr. Gong Byung-ho, and me in its efforts to discredit those who are raising the issue of election fraud in South...

Censorship/Elections/South Korea

May 13, 2020

The Arrest of Yet Another Journalist (Sung Sang-hoon) for Saying “Maybe He Died of Coronavirus”; More Suppression of YouTubers Expected

2020-5-13, Tara O Sung Sang-hoon (성상훈), a journalist who runs the Global Defense News (글로벌디펜스뉴스) YouTube channel and website, was arrested and jailed on May 13, 2020. His “crime” was...

Censorship/China/Defectors/Lawfare/Wuhan Virus

May 11, 2020

대한민국의 사전투표, 디지털 투표계수기, 그리고 디지털 전자 조작 의혹 (Early Votes, Digital Vote Counting Machine, and Digital Election Fraud Suspicions in South Korea)

2020년 5월 7일 (2020년 5월 12일 업데이트), 타라 오 자유민주주의의 근간 중 하나는 자유롭고 공정한 선거이다. 선거 과정에 대한 신뢰와 그 무결성은 자유롭고 공정한 선거를 달성하기 위한 핵심이다. 선거 부정은...

Elections/South Korea

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