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October 25, 2021

Cozy Relations between South Korea’s National Election Commission and the Supreme Court Blur Separation of Power, Undermines Impartiality

2021-10-25, Tara O The National Election Commission (NEC) in South Korea describes itself as “an independent constitutional body alongside the National Assembly, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court.” However,...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Election Fraud/Elections/Law/Lawfare/Protests/Rule of Law/South Korea

September 22, 2021

20-something Coast Guardsman Missing from the NLL Area in the West Sea

2021-9-22, Tara O A 20-something South Korean Coast Guardsman disappeared from the Northern Limit Line (NLL) area in the West Sea on September 10, 2021. The missing person began his...

NLL/South Korea/West Sea

September 20, 2021

More Suppression of Free Speech in South Korea: Arrests of Kim Se-ui, Kang Yong-seok, and Kim Yong-ho; Cho Kuk’s Defamation Lawsuits Against Lee Jong-won, Kim Sang-hyun, Woo Jong-chang

2021-9-20, Tara O On September 7, 2021, the police arrested 3 people running Hoverlab (Garo Sero yeonguso), a popular YouTube channel with over 700,000 subscribers: Kim Se-ui (김세의), formerly a...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Lawfare/South Korea

September 17, 2021

Freedom of Speech Under Attack: Koo Ja-Woong, a YouTubers In Jail for 6 Months for “Defaming” Powerful Media Executive Sohn Suk-hee

2021-9-17, Tara O On March 19, 2021, Koo Ja-woong (구자웅) was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for defamation by the Seoul Northern District Court (서울북부지부). Ku is a YouTuber with...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Lawfare/South Korea

September 17, 2021

Assault on Free Speech: YouTuber Choi Tae-woon Imprisoned for 2 Years for “Defamation”

2021-9-16, Tara O On August 13, 2021, Choi Tae-woon (최태운) (in his 30s), who ran a YouTube channel Saeng-gak Modeum Jjigae (생각모듬찌개, assorted thoughts stew), was sentenced to 2 years...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Lawfare/South Korea

July 27, 2021

Condemnation Statement against the Chinese Communist Party – Public Enemy of All Humanity

2021-7-1, Citizens for Unveiling Confucius Institutes (CUCI) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is struggling to take its last breath on the 100th anniversary of its establishment. Rather than celebrating with...

China/Communism/Human Rights/Statements from Korean groups

July 7, 2021

Special prosecutor Park Young-soo, who Attacked the Legitimacy of Former President Park Geun-hye’s administration with Evidence-less Bribery Charges, is Accused of Bribery

2021-7-5, PennMike [TRANSLATION] Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo (박영수), who is responsible for sending former President Park Geun-hye to prison for 22 years for charges of bribery, when Park did not...

Corruption/Law/Translation of Korean News

July 1, 2021

Young Lawyers’ Statement About the Unjust Impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, Crumbling of Rule of Law

2021-6-25, Young Lawyers Young Lawyers made the following statement on June 25, 2021 on the 71st anniversary of Korean War. — Young Lawyers’ Statement About the Unjust Impeachment of President...

Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Tyranny

June 13, 2021

Moon Jae-in & Pesca Mar Mutiny: Moon Defended Chinese who Murdered Ship’s Crew

2021-6-13, Tara O When describing President Moon Jae-in, one of the descriptions that commonly precedes his name is “human rights lawyer.” Hardly anything is known about what he exactly did...

Defectors/Moon Jae-in/South Korea

June 8, 2021

We Condemn Abolishing the National Security Act, which Guarantees Continuous North Korean Espionage Activities Harmful to the Free Republic of Korea

2021-6-3, Freedom Coalition For Defending National Security Act June 3, 2021 The 105 patriotic societies organized the “Freedom Coalition For Defending National Security Act” (국가보안법수호자유연대) on June 3, 2021. The...

Communism/Espionage/Law/Lawfare/National Security/Socialism/South Korea/Spy/Statements from Korean groups/Subversion

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