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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
March 4, 2021

Declaration: Former South Korean Diplomats Call for Freedom, ROK-US Alliance, Human Rights for Defectors, Adherence to UN Sanctions, Improving Relations with Japan, Abolishing China’s 3 Nos

2020-3-1, Former Diplomats of the Republic of Korea Declaration of the “Love for the Nation” Former Diplomats Meeting Dear fellow citizens, Since the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in administration, we...
Categories Alliance/Communism/Foreign Affairs/Freedom/Freedom of Religion/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Japan/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups
July 19, 2020

Another Journalist, Woo Jong-chang, Jailed for Libel, Judge Says Cho Kuk Defamed, Rule of Law Continues to Crumble in South Korea

2020-7-19, Tara O Another journalist, Woo Jong-chang (우종창, 63), is jailed in South Korea after being convicted of the “crime” of “libel” for announcing “false information.”  On July 17, 2020,...
Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Cho Kuk/Constitution/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Impeachment/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Media/Rule of Law/South Korea/Suppression