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June 4, 2021

Korean Workers’ Party Changed Its Goals? No, It’s Terminology Confusion Tactics

2021-6-4, Tara O The 8th Party Conference of Nodongdang [Korean Workers’ Party (KWP) or Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK)] was held in Pyongyang on January 9, 2021. An article in...

National Security/North Korea/South Korea

April 30, 2021

The Moon Administration’s Connection to the Revolutionary Unification Party, Extends to Even Ki Mo-Ran

2021-4-22, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] On August 20, 1968, a North Korean spy ship appeared off the coast of Jeju island. Their plan was to pick up Kim Jong-tae (김종태) and...

Communism/Espionage/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security/South Korea/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

April 26, 2021

South Korean POW Who Was Held in North Korea for 50 Years Speaks

2021-3-12, Boda [TRANSLATION] [North Korean defector [former Korean People’s Army (KPA) soldier] Kim Jong-a (김정아) interviews Yu Yong-bok (유영복), a Republic of Korea (ROK) Prisoner of War (POW) held in...

Human Rights/Korean War/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

April 24, 2021

Park Won-soon’s 9 Years of Seoul “Gave ₩700 billion (~$600 million) to Leftist Civic Groups, Nurtured 2 Million Votes… Seoul Grew ‘Left-wing Voters'”

2021-4-21, NewDaily [TRANSLATION] [Editor’s Note] As a result of the April 7, 2021 Seoul Mayor’s By-election, the new Mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party, is in...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Translation of Korean News

April 23, 2021

The Silencing of North Korean Defector and Author Lee Ju-seong For His Book about North Korean Forces Deployment to South Korea

2021-4-23, Tara O An author and an escapee from North Korea Lee Ju-seong (이주성) is concerned that he could be incarcerated or get his house and assets confiscated by the...

5.18/Abuse of Authority/Defectors/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Lawfare/Leaflets/South Korea

March 4, 2021

Declaration: Former South Korean Diplomats Call for Freedom, ROK-US Alliance, Human Rights for Defectors, Adherence to UN Sanctions, Improving Relations with Japan, Abolishing China’s 3 Nos

2020-3-1, Former Diplomats of the Republic of Korea Declaration of the “Love for the Nation” Former Diplomats Meeting Dear fellow citizens, Since the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in administration, we...

Alliance/Communism/Foreign Affairs/Freedom/Freedom of Religion/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Japan/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

February 8, 2021

Open Letter to the US Congress Human Rights Commission by Governor Kim Opposing South Korea’s Anti-Leaflet Law Criminalizing Leaflet Sending to North Korea

2021-2-3, KIM Moon-soo (Former Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea) Kim Moon-soo, former governor of Gyeonggi Province in South Korea, opposes the ruling party-passed law that criminalizes defectors and...

Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Leaflets/North Korea/South Korea

January 18, 2021

Park Geun-hye Receives a Total of 22 Years Imprisonment, Potentially 3 Years Forced Labor

2021-1-18, Tara O The total sentencing for Park Geun-hye is finalized at 22 years imprisonment, a fine of ₩18,000,000,000 ($16.3 million) and an additional fee of ₩3,500,000,000 ($3.2 million). She...

Impeachment/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea

January 1, 2021

Mass Coronavirus Infection at Seoul’s Dongbu Detention Center, Infected Inmates Sharing Small Jail Cells, Neglect by Authorities and Death

[Editorials] The tragedy of the detention center would have been prevented even if only 1/100 of the efforts were made 2020-12-30, Chosun Ilbo Opinion [TRANSLATION] Since the first Coronavirus case...

Coronavirus/Human Rights/Translation of Korean News

December 23, 2020

A Group with the Goal to Oust Park Geun-hye from Presidency Organized Candlelight Demonstrations, Created Media Narratives, and Filed Accusations, Internal Document Reveals

2020-9-25, Ilyo Shinmun (Sunday Newspaper) [TRANSLATION] Writing a “statement of accounts” after impeachment? Emergency Citizen Action for the Park Geun-hye Administration’s Resignation’s internal data disclosure Ilyo Shinmun recently obtained material...

Demonstrations/Impeachment/Lawfare/Propaganda/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/Treason

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