December 17, 2018 Tears Flowed, but I Did Not Cry 2018-12-17, Dr. Ji Man-won A Tearful Reply At the Seoul Central District Court, there’s a 5.18 (Gwangju incident) trial in which I’m a defendant. The Case Number is 2016-2095. I... Categories Human Rights/Lawfare/Purge/Translation of Korean News
December 16, 2018 “Lee Jae-su Received Psychological Pressure from the Prosecutor to ‘Confess that it’s Kim Kwan-jin’” 2018-12-7, TV Chosun The former commander (of the Defense Security Command) is said to have frequently confided in the people around him about the psychological pressure he felt since the... Categories Lawfare/People/Leadership/Purge/Translation of Korean News
December 14, 2018 South Korean Scientists Protest Treatment of University President Accused of Misusing Funds 2018-12-14, Nature (International Journal of Science), article by Mark Zastrow The science ministry alleges that KAIST leader Shin Sung-Chul made illegal payments to a California lab, but many scientists see... Categories People/Leadership/Politics/Translation of Korean News
December 3, 2018 Freedom of the Press Muzzled Again in South Korea: Shin In-kyun, a Youtuber and a Defense Analyst, Prevented from Appearing on Channel A 2018-12-2, Tara O Shin In-kyun (신인균), a defense analyst with his own YouTube program, is prevented from appearing on Channel A’s program as of November 22, 2018. (Channel A is... Categories Censorship/Freedom
November 30, 2018 A Message to South Koreans, from Retired Generals Worrying about National Security 2017-11-21 About 400-500 retired generals gathered at the Korean War Memorial Museum at Yongsan, Seoul on November 21, 2018. About 1,500 attendees filled all 900 seats and overflowed into the... Categories Security
November 30, 2018 “Where’s my husband?” First Lady Kim Jung-sook hurriedly Looks for President Moon in Prague, the Czech Republic 2018-11-29, PennMike.com In a place where people from both home and abroad are gathered, she yells out ‘husband’ instead of ‘president’ Netizens pour criticisms – “(They’re) creating a scene even... Categories People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News
November 25, 2018 Suppression of Freedom of the Press in South Korea: What’s So Special About a Tablet PC that a Journalist is in Jail? 2017-11-25, Tara O This is an update on journalist Byun Hee-jai (변희재), who was preemptively jailed prior to trial for libel in South Korea. For the original report, see here.... Categories Censorship/Freedom/Law
November 24, 2018 Is South Korea Running A Courier Service for North Korea? Mysterious Flight from Incheon, Ended up Flying to Uganda via Seongnam and the UAE 2018-11-24, Tara O A mysterious flight that put “N/A” as the destination in its flight plan took off from Incheon (ICN) airport on November 19, 2018. Although the destination was... Categories North Korea/Sanctions
November 19, 2018 $1 Million (1.2 Billion Won) of Government funds to Globally Promote “March For My Beloved” 2018-11-18, NewDaily 1.2 billion won ($1.065 million) of government funds are to be spent for the publicity project to promote the so-called song for the masses “For My Beloved March” often... Categories Translation of Korean News
November 19, 2018 Judicial Representatives Urging Current Judges to Strongly Consider Impeachment [of Judges by Other Judges]…Will Judiciary also be “Politicized?” 2018-11-19, PennMike National Judiciary Representatives Meeting adopting ‘impeachment sympathy’ ’53: 43’… “Need to review it [impeachment of judges by other judges] along with disciplinary action” Delivered to the Chief Justice... Categories Law/Translation of Korean News
