Category: 5.18

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

February 2, 2020

4 Years Jail for Libel Regarding 5.18 Gwangju Incident? Freedom of Speech to be Set Back Again in South Korea

February 2, 2020, Tara O The  suppression of freedom of speech continues in South Korea.  Prosecutors are pushing for 4 years of jail for Dr. Ji Man-won (지만원, 77-year old...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Constitution/Corruption/Disinformation/Freedom/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Rule of Law/South Korea

December 12, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party & 4 Smaller Parties Exclude the Main Opposition Party Again, Disregard Parliamentary System, Quickly Pass ₩512 Trillion ($432 Billion) Super Budget Without Discussion

2019-12-12, Tara O On December 10, 2019, the ruling party + 4 smaller parties, so-called “4+1,” formed a bloc to pass what is known as the “Super Budget” of ₩512.3...

Categories 5.18/Budget/Corruption/Economy/Human Rights/Korean War/Law/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea

July 29, 2019

No more Taboos on Gwangju Uprising (5.18) in the History of South Korea

2019-6-17, Taewoo Doe, VON News Note: Lawyer Taewoo Doe is the president of the NPK (New Paradigm Korea) Academy and Network.  NPK is a research institution focusing on the Rule...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Constitution/History/Liberal Democracy/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...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Constitution/Law/Lawfare

March 31, 2019

South Korea’s KCSC Decides to Block YouTube Videos about North Korea’s Involvement in 5.18 (Gwangju Incident), Excludes Opposition Party-nominated Lee Sang-ro from Deliberation and Voting

2019-3-19, PennMike (English translation) On March 29, 2019, Korea Communications Standards Commission / KCSC (방송통신심의위원회 / 방심위) decided to block people’s access to YouTube videos on “North Korean forces involvement...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Translation of Korean News

February 24, 2019

Colonel Lee Jong-myeong, a South Korean National Hero, Being Expelled from His Own Political Party for Not Remaining Silent about 5.18 Gwangju Incident

2019-2-24, Tara O The Central Ethics Committee of South Korea’s main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, decided to expel National Assemblyman Lee Jong-myeong (이종명) on February 14, 2019, because...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Corruption/Freedom/Law/Liberal Democracy/People/Leadership/Subversion