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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...
Categories 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
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:...
Categories 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,...
Categories 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
December 5, 2020

De Facto One Party Rule in South Korea, the Democratic Party of Korea Rushes Through Bills Harmful to Human Rights, Free Speech, National Security, Economy

2020-12-5, Tara O The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (Deobureo Minjoo Party) forced the “Amendment to the Act on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations,” a bill that criminalizes sending leaflets...
Categories 5.18/Censorship/China/Control/Economy/Election Fraud/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Labor Union/Lawfare/Leaflets/National Security/Socialism/South Korea