Category: South Korea

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:...

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,...

South Korean Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung’s pro-China, pro-North Korea, Anti-ROK-US Alliance, Anti-Human Rights Background

2021-11-3, Tara O South Korea’s presidential election will be on March 9, 2022.  Lee Jae-myung (이재명) is the presidential candidate from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (Deobureo Minjoo Party). ...