October 7, 2026 Massive Patriotic Rallies in Seoul on National Holiday on October 3 2026-10-7, Tara O On October 3, 2026, massive rallies were held at Gwanghwamun and the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. However, major media in Korea did not report the... Categories Alliance/Election Fraud/Freedom/Lee Jae-myung/Rallies Comment: 1
July 21, 2026 South Korea’s National Election Commission’s Dereliction of Duty Constitutes Treason and the Jamsil Suffrage Struggle Is a Second Korean War 2026-7-10, Op-Ed (English and Korean): Lee In-ho Note: Professor Emeritus Lee In-ho served as the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ambassador to Russia and Finland. She also taught history at Korea... Categories 5.18/Censorship/China/Election Fraud/Elections/Freedom/National Election Commission/NEC/Protests/Rallies
December 9, 2024 Declaration of Strong Support for President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Declaration of Martial Law 2024-12-5 (Statement by Peaceful Unification Advisory Council; English and Korean) Declaration of Strong Support for President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Declaration of Martial Law! On December 3, 2024, at 10:25 PM, President... Categories Freedom/Martial Law/Statements from Korean groups
December 19, 2022 3 More Defectors Forced to Return to North Korea by the Moon Government in 2018; Defector: Hundreds of North Korean Boats with Defectors Forcibly Returned to North Korea in 2017 & 2018 2022-12-19, Tara O The Moon Jae-in Administration (10 May 2017-9 May 2022) sent back 2 fishermen defectors to North Korea against their wishes in 2019, and the defectors say they... Categories Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Japan/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security
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
September 20, 2021 More Suppression of Free Speech in South Korea: Arrests of Kim Se-ui, Kang Yong-seok, and Kim Yong-ho; Cho Kuk’s Defamation Lawsuits Against Lee Jong-won, Kim Sang-hyun, Woo Jong-chang 2021-9-20, Tara O On September 7, 2021, the police arrested 3 people running Hoverlab (Garo Sero yeonguso), a popular YouTube channel with over 700,000 subscribers: Kim Se-ui (김세의), formerly a... Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Lawfare/South Korea
September 17, 2021 Freedom of Speech Under Attack: Koo Ja-Woong, a YouTubers In Jail for 6 Months for “Defaming” Powerful Media Executive Sohn Suk-hee 2021-9-17, Tara O On March 19, 2021, Koo Ja-woong (구자웅) was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for defamation by the Seoul Northern District Court (서울북부지부). Ku is a YouTuber with... Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Lawfare/South Korea
September 17, 2021 Assault on Free Speech: YouTuber Choi Tae-woon Imprisoned for 2 Years for “Defamation” 2021-9-16, Tara O On August 13, 2021, Choi Tae-woon (최태운) (in his 30s), who ran a YouTube channel Saeng-gak Modeum Jjigae (생각모듬찌개, assorted thoughts stew), was sentenced to 2 years... Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Lawfare/South Korea
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