Category: South Korea

September 26, 2020

Why does North Korea’s Apology Letter Have South Korean Spellings and Style, and Why was the Letter Changed?

2020-9-26, Tara O On September 22, 2020, a South Korean citizen was shot and burned by North Korea at sea.  He was a 47-year old South Korean government employee under...

Categories Propaganda/South Korea/West Sea

September 23, 2020

China’s United Front Work Department Pushes for Building China’s Virus Lab in South Korea, Belt and Road Projects and A2/AD Too

2020-9-23, Tara O China recently proposed to build a large Northeast Asian e-commerce logistics hub in Busan.  As part of the project, China is pressing hard to build a virus...

Categories China/Coronavirus/Defense/Influence Operations/National Security/South Korea/Subversion

September 9, 2020

The Moon Jae-in Government’s War Against Young Medical Doctors in South Korea…the Cuba Model?

2020-9-9, Tara O On August 7, 2020, young doctors (residents) went on strike denouncing the government’s policy in South Korea.  In solidarity, 2,782 of 3,036 of senior medical students refused...

Categories Censorship/Cho Kuk/Control/Coronavirus/Corruption/Freedom/Lawfare/Nationalization/Protests/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion

August 29, 2020

Government Officials’ Obstruction of Worship in South Korea

2020-8-27, Coramdeo.com [TRANSLATION] Last Sunday (August 23, 2020), government officials entered some churches in Seosang-myeon (서상면) (district), Hamyang-gun (county) (함양군), (South Gyeongsang Province) without permission during the worship service, and...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Freedom of Religion/Religion/South Korea/Suppression/Translation of Korean News

August 28, 2020

China’s Ministry of Public Security Hosts Training of Senior South Korean Police Officers at the Chinese Criminal Police Academy

2019-11-20, Asia News Agency [TRANSLATION] Ten Police officers, including Kang Seok-hyun (강석현), the Director of Foreign Affairs at the Incheon Police Agency, trained in China. [Note: Kang has since been...

Categories China/Police/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

August 27, 2020

Koh Young-ju Who Said “Moon Jae-in is a Communist” Found Guilty, Court Capitulated to Blue House Pressure

2020-8-27, Media Today [TRANSLATION] Koh Young-ju (고영주), former chairman of the Foundation for Broadcast Culture (MBC’s board) and a former public security prosecutor, who said that “Moon Jae-in is a...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Communism/Dictatorship/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/Socialism/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

August 27, 2020

Defector from North Korea, who Disappeared after Beatings by South Korean Police, Found Dead 37 Days Later

2020-8-23, Liberty Korea Post [TRANSLATION] 7-16:  He was taken to the police station, returned home bloody on 7-18, and later disappeared. 8-18:  His wife submits a petition to the Blue...

Categories Defectors/Police/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

August 15, 2020

A Man Crushed by Two Police Buses on 8.15 During Rallies in Seoul

2020-8-15, Tara O A man was pinned between two police buses, when the bus in front backed into the man.  He was pinned for about 5 minutes, screaming in pain. ...

Categories Demonstrations/South Korea

August 15, 2020

PICTURES: 8.15 Massive Rallies in Seoul Calling for Moon Jae-in Out

August 15, 2020, Tara O Despite the rain on August 15, 2020, crowds gathered, calling to oust President Moon Jae-in.  August 15, 2020 is a national holiday in Korea.  On...

Categories Demonstrations/Freedom/Impeachment/Moon Jae-in/Private Property/Protests/Rule of Law/Security/South Korea/Tyranny

August 12, 2020

Letter sent to President Moon Jae-in regarding suppression of the North Korea Human Rights Movement

2020-8-12, Defense Freedom Foundation August 12, 2020 His Excellency Moon Jae-inPresident of the Republic of KoreaThe Blue HouseSeoul, Republic of Korea RE: Oppression of the North Korea Human Rights Movement...

Categories Defectors/Freedom of Expression/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/South Korea