Category: 5.18

January 20, 2023

Gwangju City Uses Lawfare to Silence a 20-something YouTuber for Calling Gwangju Uprising in May 1980 as “Gwangju Uprising”

2023-1-20, Tara O The Gag Law:  “5.18 History Distortion Punishment Law” Gwangju Metropolitan City authorities charged a 20-something, David Han (not his real name), a YouTuber for violating the May...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Lawfare

January 17, 2023

South Korean Court Imprisons a Vietnam War Veteran and Retired ROK Army Colonel for Saying North Korea Was Involved in the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980

2023-1-17, Tara O On January 12, 2023, the Korean Supreme Court upheld the Appellate Court’s decision to imprison Colonel Ji Man-won on defamation charges for saying North Korea was involved...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/North Korea/South Korea/Suppression

October 17, 2022

5.18 Groups Suppress Freedom of Speech, Pressure University to Fire Professor for Speaking on the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, Sue Professor

2022-10-17, Tara O Park Hoon-tak (박훈탁) , professor at Uiduk University (위덕대학교) in Pohang City, spoke about “5.18 Gwangju” in class.  For that, he was fired and sued.  For incidents...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights

June 13, 2022

Sex Scandals of Far Left Activists-turned Democratic Party Lawmakers Im Jong-seok, Song Young-gil, Woo Sang-ho, Yun Ho-jung While Visiting Vietnam

2022-6-13, Tara O What do Im Jong-seok (임종석), Song Young-gil (송영길), Woo Sang-ho (우상호), and Yun Ho-jung (윤호중) have in common?  They are or were influential lawmakers of the Democratic...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Bribery/Communism/Jeondaehyup/Scandal/Socialism/Subversion

May 18, 2022

Questions about the Incidents in May 1980 in Gwangju:  Toll Road Ambush, Stealing Military Vehicles and Weapons, Rigging TNT in the Provincial Building

2022-5-18, Tara O Raising a different version of events than the current narrative about what happened in Gwangju beginning on May 18, 1980 (“5.18”) or even questioning the account can...

Categories 5.18/Demonstrations/Disinformation/History/National Security/North Korea/Psychological Operations/South Korea

January 13, 2022

The Worship of the Gwangju 5.18 Incident and the Suppression of Freedom of Speech and Human Rights: Prosecutor Wants 4 Years Jail for Dr. Ji Man-won, 11 Citizens to be Criminalized for “5.18 History Distortion Punishment Act” Violations

Update as of 2022-2-25: The judges sentenced Dr. Ji Man-won to 2 years of imprisonment on February 16, 2022. The sentence was not carried out. —– Update as of 2022-1-25:...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/South Korea/Suppression/Tyranny

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...

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

December 5, 2020

De Facto One Party Rule in South Korea, the Democratic Party of Korea Rushes Through Bills Harmful to Human Rights, Free Speech, National Security, Economy

2020-12-5, Tara O The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (Deobureo Minjoo Party) forced the “Amendment to the Act on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations,” a bill that criminalizes sending leaflets...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/China/Control/Economy/Election Fraud/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Labor Union/Lawfare/Leaflets/National Security/Socialism/South Korea

August 7, 2020

Suppression of Free Speech of YouTubers Discussing the 5.18 Gwangju Uprising; Bill to Criminalize it with 7 Years Jail Introduced

2020-8-7, Tara O On July 30, 2020, the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC 방송통신심의위원회 or 방심회 for short ), South Korea’s internet censorship body, announced that Google Korea deleted 1...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Lawfare/South Korea/Suppression

May 28, 2020

Kim Dae-Jung Center Sues An Escapee Lee Ju-Seong for Libel for His Book on Gwangju (5.18) Uprising and North Korean Involvement; Ruling Party Plans 5.18 Gag Law

Tara O, 2020-5-28 On November 7, 2019, Kim Dae-jung Peace Center, on behalf of Lee Hee-ho (이희호, Kim Dae-jung’s wife) sued Lee Joo-seong (이주성), an escapee from North Korea, who...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/South Korea/Subversion