Category: Censorship

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...

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...