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April 24, 2024

40-something YouTuber Who Wanted to Monitor for Election Fraud in South Korea Jailed

2024-4-24, Tara O A 40-something YouTuber concerned about election fraud installed CC cameras in 40 precincts in South Korea for the April 2024 general election. He, like many South Korean...

Censorship/Election Fraud/Elections/Human Rights/Lawfare Comments: 0

March 23, 2023

Meta Report: The National Election Commission in South Korea Most Active in Restricting Content on Facebook

2023-3-23, Tara O Amount of Content Facebook Restricted in South Korea (2015-2022) (Bar Graph) During the first half of 2022 (January to June) in South Korea, Facebook restricted ~19,500 items,...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom of Speech

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...

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...

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...

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

January 26, 2022

Former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn Feels Threatened for Speaking Out about Election Fraud in Korea

2022-1-26, Tara O Hwang Kyo-ahn, former prime minister, acting president, and the leader of the Future United Party (미래통합당), posted on social media with a video that he will absolutely...

Censorship/Election Fraud/Elections

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:...

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

January 9, 2022

Instagram Removes “Defeat Communism” Posting, CIO Collects on Shinsegae Vice Chair Chung Yong-jin’s Electronic Communications

2022-1-9, Tara O Instagram removed a post by Chung Yong-jin (정용진), vice chairman of Shinsegae Group, which owns Shinsegae department stores and eMart, early this year. On January 5, 2022,...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Communism/Freedom/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Protests/South Korea/Suppression

October 29, 2021

YouTube Channels Suddenly Deleted, Suppression of Freedom of Speech in South Korea

2021-10-29, Tara O On October 20, 2021, YouTube suddenly deleted two popular channels on YouTube: Newstown and Freedom News. These channels have reported on a variety of topics, including the...

Censorship/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press