Category: South Korea

September 22, 2021

20-something Coast Guardsman Missing from the NLL Area in the West Sea

2021-9-22, Tara O A 20-something South Korean Coast Guardsman disappeared from the Northern Limit Line (NLL) area in the West Sea on September 10, 2021.  The missing person began his...

Categories NLL/South Korea/West Sea

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

July 1, 2021

Young Lawyers’ Statement About the Unjust Impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, Crumbling of Rule of Law

2021-6-25, Young Lawyers Young Lawyers made the following statement on June 25, 2021 on the 71st anniversary of Korean War. — Young Lawyers’ Statement About the Unjust Impeachment of President...

Categories Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Tyranny

June 13, 2021

Moon Jae-in & Pesca Mar Mutiny: Moon Defended Chinese who Murdered Ship’s Crew

2021-6-13, Tara O When describing President Moon Jae-in, one of the descriptions that commonly precedes his name is “human rights lawyer.”  Hardly anything is known about what he exactly did...

Categories Defectors/Moon Jae-in/South Korea

June 8, 2021

We Condemn Abolishing the National Security Act, which Guarantees Continuous North Korean Espionage Activities Harmful to the Free Republic of Korea

2021-6-3, Freedom Coalition For Defending National Security Act June 3, 2021 The 105 patriotic societies organized the “Freedom Coalition For Defending National Security Act” (국가보안법수호자유연대) on June 3, 2021.  The...

Categories Communism/Espionage/Law/Lawfare/National Security/Socialism/South Korea/Spy/Statements from Korean groups/Subversion

June 4, 2021

Korean Workers’ Party Changed Its Goals? No, It’s Terminology Confusion Tactics

2021-6-4, Tara O The 8th Party Conference of Nodongdang [Korean Workers’ Party (KWP) or Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK)] was held in Pyongyang on January 9, 2021.  An article in...

Categories National Security/North Korea/South Korea

April 30, 2021

The Moon Administration’s Connection to the Revolutionary Unification Party, Extends to Even Ki Mo-Ran

2021-4-22, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] On August 20, 1968, a North Korean spy ship appeared off the coast of Jeju island.  Their plan was to pick up Kim Jong-tae (김종태) and...

Categories Communism/Espionage/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security/South Korea/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

April 26, 2021

South Korean POW Who Was Held in North Korea for 50 Years Speaks

2021-3-12, Boda  [TRANSLATION] [North Korean defector [former Korean People’s Army (KPA) soldier] Kim Jong-a (김정아) interviews Yu Yong-bok (유영복), a Republic of Korea (ROK) Prisoner of War (POW) held in...

Categories Human Rights/Korean War/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News