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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

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

December 3, 2020

The Ruling Party Destroys South Korea’s Capability to Catch North Korean Spies, Bills Blazing Through Legislature to Take Away Intelligence Agency’s Core Capability, Abolish the National Security Law

2020-12-3, Tara O South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in and his party have long pushed for dismantling South Korea’s capability to catch North Korean spies and agents. They are close to...

Abuse of Authority/Election Fraud/Espionage/Intelligence/Lawfare/National Security/North Korea/Purge/Socialism/South Korea/Spy/Subversion/Treason

November 25, 2020

Moon Jae-in Administration Investigates Its Chief Inspector after Producing a Report Not Supporting Moon’s “Nuclear Energy Exit,” a Policy which Benefits China and Russia

2020-11-25, Tara O Prosecutors began investigating Korea’s chief inspector Choi Jae-hyeng (최재형) on November 18, 2020 after he and his team produced a report that weakened the rationale for the...

Abuse of Authority/China/Economy/Energy/Moon Jae-in/South Korea

September 28, 2020

Rally Organizers Jailed, Prime Minister & Police Promise Crackdown, Suppression of Freedom of Assembly in South Korea

2020-9-28, Tara O October 3rd is National Foundation Day in South Korea. Similar to last year, major rallies against the Moon Jae-in government were planned for that day, but the...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Election Fraud/Freedom/Labor Union/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Police/Protests/Religion/Rule of Law/Scandal/South Korea/Suppression/Tyranny/West Sea

August 29, 2020

Government Officials’ Obstruction of Worship in South Korea

2020-8-27, Coramdeo.com [TRANSLATION] Last Sunday (August 23, 2020), government officials entered some churches in Seosang-myeon (서상면) (district), Hamyang-gun (county) (함양군), (South Gyeongsang Province) without permission during the worship service, and...

Abuse of Authority/Freedom of Religion/Religion/South Korea/Suppression/Translation of Korean News

August 27, 2020

Koh Young-ju Who Said “Moon Jae-in is a Communist” Found Guilty, Court Capitulated to Blue House Pressure

2020-8-27, Media Today [TRANSLATION] Koh Young-ju (고영주), former chairman of the Foundation for Broadcast Culture (MBC’s board) and a former public security prosecutor, who said that “Moon Jae-in is a...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Communism/Dictatorship/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/Socialism/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

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