Category: Defectors

August 27, 2020

Defector from North Korea, who Disappeared after Beatings by South Korean Police, Found Dead 37 Days Later

2020-8-23, Liberty Korea Post [TRANSLATION] 7-16:  He was taken to the police station, returned home bloody on 7-18, and later disappeared. 8-18:  His wife submits a petition to the Blue...

Categories Defectors/Police/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

August 12, 2020

Letter sent to President Moon Jae-in regarding suppression of the North Korea Human Rights Movement

2020-8-12, Defense Freedom Foundation August 12, 2020 His Excellency Moon Jae-inPresident of the Republic of KoreaThe Blue HouseSeoul, Republic of Korea RE: Oppression of the North Korea Human Rights Movement...

Categories Defectors/Freedom of Expression/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/South Korea

August 5, 2020

Letter to President Moon Jae-in: Suppression of Fundamental Freedoms, Oppression of Human Rights Activists and North Korean Defectors in South Korea

August 4, 2020, A letter by North Korea Freedom Coalition August 4, 2020 His Excellency Moon Jae-inPresident of the Republic of KoreaThe Blue House Seoul, Republic of Korea RE: Suppression...

Categories Censorship/Defectors/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Suppression

July 16, 2020

Letter for President Moon Jae-in from the North Korea Freedom Coalition Re Fighters for Free North Korea and Keunsaem

2020-7-15, North Korea Freedom Coalition, Suzanne Scholte, Chairman, et. al. URGENT July 15, 2020 His Excellency Moon Jae-inPresident of the Republic of Koreac/o Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States2450...

Categories Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/South Korea

July 9, 2020

Park Sang-hak, Fighters for Free North Korea: South Korean Police, Stop your Surveillance on Me in the Name of “Personal Protection”

2020-7-9, Park Sang-hak, Fighters for Free North Korea To: Foreign media outlets From: Fighters For Free North Korea Issue date: 07.09.2020 Title: South Korean Police, stop your surveillance on me...

Categories Censorship/Defectors/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Suppression

July 6, 2020

[Opinion] Balloons Flying Northward are a Message of Life Informing the Koreans in North Korea of their God-given Human Rights

2020-6-24, The Word News [TRANSLATION] Note:  This is a press article contributed by Joo Il-ryong (주일룡), the president of Korea University Truth Forum regarding the leaflets sent toward North Korea....

Categories Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Leaflets/North Korea/South Korea/Suppression/Translation of Korean News

June 6, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in Sued Mr. Koh Young-ju for Libel for Calling Him a Communist; the Prosecutor Wants to Jail Him; Suppression of Free Speech via Lawfare

2020-6-6, Tara O President Moon Jae-in (문재인) sued Mr. Koh Young-ju (고영주) for damages (civil case) and charged him with a crime (criminal case) for libel and spreading “false facts,”...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea

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

May 19, 2020

Funds Donated for the Funeral of a Former Comfort Woman given to Anti-THAAD Organizations

2020-5-16, Chosun Ilbo  [Translation] It was confirmed on May 15, 2020 that [a comfort women organization] Jeong-ui-yeon (정의연) used some of the donation collected from citizens during the funeral of...

Categories Defectors/Japan/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

May 13, 2020

The Arrest of Yet Another Journalist (Sung Sang-hoon) for Saying “Maybe He Died of Coronavirus”; More Suppression of YouTubers Expected

2020-5-13, Tara O Sung Sang-hoon (성상훈), a journalist who runs the Global Defense News (글로벌디펜스뉴스) YouTube channel and website, was arrested and jailed on May 13, 2020.   His “crime” was...

Categories Censorship/China/Defectors/Lawfare/Wuhan Virus