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May 20, 2019

Direct Suppression of YouTubers Beginning in South Korea?

2017-5-19, Tara O Youtuber Kim Sang-jin (김상진) was arrested on May 11, 2019. He is the secretary general of the Freedom Coalition, which produces YouTube videos on the Sangjin Aje...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Lawfare

May 14, 2019

A Statement of Korean Retired Generals & Admirals Corps Defending the Nation (KORGAD) on the Missile Provocation from North Korea

2019-5-6, KORGAD On May 4, 2019 under the watchful eye of Kim Jong-un, North Korea launched a series of projectiles featuring a short-range ballistic missile and large-caliber multiple launch rocket...

Alliance/Defense/Statements from Korean groups

May 14, 2019

South Korean Supreme Court Removed and eventually Took Disciplinary Action against Judge Sung Chang-ho, who ‘confined Kim Kyoung-soo,’ Moon Jae-in’s Close Associate

2019-5-9, Chosun Ilbo Judge Sung Chang-ho (성창호) was in charge of the first trial of Kim Kyoung-su (김경수), the governor of South Gyeongsang Province [who also worked on then-candidate Moon...

Law/Lawfare/Opinion Rigging/Translation of Korean News

May 13, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party Obtains U.S. Lobbying Service

2019-5-13, Tara O The ruling political party in South Korea and the party of current South Korean President Moon Jae-in, is the Deobureo Minjoo Party (더불어민주당, literally translated “With Democracy...

Lobbying

May 13, 2019

South Korean Retired Generals’ Statement to Denounce the Defense Minister’s Absurd Remarks

2019-3-22, Statement by Korean Retired Generals & Admirals Corps Defending the Nation (KORGAD) The 4th Friday of March has been designated as Day of Defending West Sea to honor the...

Alliance/Defense/North Korea/Statements from Korean groups

May 12, 2019

68.3% of South Korean Citizens Say the Number of Lawmakers Should be Reduced…72.3% of the Citizens Oppose Interlocking Proportional Representation…May Poll Result by Opinion Research Justice

2019-5-10, PennMike President Moon handles state affairs “badly” 46.8%, “well” 33.2%, “normal” 18.3% 72% “oppose the Adoption of the Interlocking Proportional Representation System that increases proportional representatives” [truncated] Question 1:...

Politics/Poll/Translation of Korean News

April 25, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party, Smaller Opposition parties Agree to Fast Track Bills to Create Additional Independent Investigative Body Akin to North Korea’s Secret Police, Increase Unelected Officials, Silence Discussions on the 5.18 Gwangju Incident

2019-4-25, Tara O On April 8, 2019, the ruling Deobureo Minjoo Party (Democratic Party) threatened that if the election system reform agreement is not reached by April 10, 2019, then...

5.18/Censorship/Constitution/Law/Lawfare

April 23, 2019

Moon Appoints Lee Mi-seon while in Uzbekistan…4 of 9 Constitutional Court Judges Appointed Without Confirmation from the National Assembly

2019-4-19, Chosun.com On April 19, 2019, President Moon Jae-in appointed Lee Mi-seon (이미선) and Moon Hyung-bae (문형배) to be judges on the constitutional court of Korea, while he was visiting...

Law/People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News

April 21, 2019

Truth Forum Statement on the Impeachment of President Park Geun-hye

2019-2-22, Truth Forum It has been over two years since the National Assembly voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye from office in December 2016. But the citizens of South Korea...

Disinformation/Impeachment/Liberal Democracy/Media/Opinion Rigging/Statements from Korean groups

April 19, 2019

South Korean Police’s Illegal Entry into a Residence for Investigation…of a Kim Jong-un Parody Poster

2019-4-15, Chosun.com It was confirmed on April 14, 2019 that the police are actually investigating, even by illegally entering a residence without authorization, those related to the college student gathering...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Translation of Korean News

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