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November 17, 2019

We Urge the Government to Withdraw its Decision to Terminate GSOMIA and Extend the Pact Immediately, Statement of the KORGAD

2019-11-13, KORGAD Statement The Moon administration has maintained its stance on the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), contending that the pact should be terminated since Japan tightened controls...

Alliance/Defense/Impeachment/Japan/Military/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Treason

November 15, 2019

157 South Korean Lawmakers, Excluding the Liberty Korea Party, Urged “Resumption of Gaesong Industrial Complex and Geumgang Mountain Tourism”

2019-11-13, TV Chosun (Translation) On October 13, 2019, 157 lawmakers from the ruling and non-ruling parties, excluding the Liberty Korea Party, jointly proposed a resolution calling for the resumption of...

Lobbying/Sanctions/Translation of Korean News

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...

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...

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

September 10, 2019

Next Year’s $430 billion ‘Super Super Budget’…$50 Billion in Deficit Bonds

2019-8-29, TV Chosun (translation) South Korean government budget increases from ₩469 trillion (2019) to ₩513 trillion (2020) The government has proposed a super budget of ₩513 trillion ($430.7 billion) next...

Economy/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

September 4, 2019

Without Park Geun-hye, Conservatives Cannot Survive

2019-8-31, SeongJaeJun TV (translation) A young YouTuber, Sung Jae-jun, talks about how to unify the conservatives in Korea and about the recent Supreme Court decision on August 29, 2019. The...

Disinformation/Impeachment/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea/Tablet/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...

Censorship/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

September 1, 2019

KORGAD Condemns the Moon Administration’s Decision to Withdraw from the ROK-Japan GSOMIA and the Destructive Handling of the Alliance

2019-8-30, An official statement by KORGAD (Korea Retired Generals and Admirals Defending the Nation) We, members of KORGAD, express deep regret about the Moon administration’s shortsighted decision to abolish the...

Alliance/Japan/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

August 31, 2019

“Korea Has Entered a State of Emergency”–The 5th Declaration on the Korean State of Affairs by Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service

2019-8-26, Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service “Korea Has Entered a State of Emergency” On August 23, the Moon Jae-in Government announced its decision to withdraw from the...

Alliance/Japan/Liberal Democracy/Nuclear weapons/Sanctions/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

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...

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

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