East Asia Research Center

August 13, 2020

Suppression of Freedom of Assembly in South Korea?

2020-8-13, Tara O At least 26 organizations have been planning large protests to be held in various locations in Seoul on August 15, 2020 to mark the Independence Day (1948)...

Demonstrations/Freedom/Moon Jae-in/Protests

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...

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

August 7, 2020

Suppression of Free Speech of YouTubers Discussing the 5.18 Gwangju Uprising; Bill to Criminalize it with 7 Years Jail Introduced

2020-8-7, Tara O On July 30, 2020, the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC 방송통신심의위원회 or 방심회 for short ), South Korea’s internet censorship body, announced that Google Korea deleted 1...

5.18/Censorship/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Lawfare/South Korea/Suppression

August 5, 2020

Letter to President Moon Jae-in: Suppression of Fundamental Freedoms, Oppression of Human Rights Activists and North Korean Defectors in South Korea

August 4, 2020, A letter by North Korea Freedom Coalition August 4, 2020 His Excellency Moon Jae-inPresident of the Republic of KoreaThe Blue House Seoul, Republic of Korea RE: Suppression...

Censorship/Defectors/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Suppression

August 4, 2020

Document Agreeing to Transfer $3 Billion to North Korea Emerged at South Korea’s Spy Agency Head Nominee Park Jie-won’s Hearing

2020-8-4, Tara O Park Jie-won (박지원) was appointed as the Director of the National Intelligence Service on July 28, 2020 by Moon Jae-in, the day after his hearing on July...

Espionage/Intelligence/North Korea/South Korea

August 2, 2020

Unification Minister Hearing: Thae Yong-ho Asks Lee In-young About Espousing Juche Ideology, National Security Law, Ji Seong-ho Asks about South Koreans detained in North Korea, Park Jin asks about the Alliance

2020-8-2, Tara O Despite the disapproval from the main opposition party, President Moon Jae-in approved Lee In-young (이인영) as the Unification Minister on Monday, July 27, 2020. Lee was the...

Alliance/Communism/Jeondaehyup/Lee In-young/Security/Socialism/South Korea/Spy/Subversion

July 28, 2020

Pay Cut for South Korean Navy Sailors

2020-7-28, Tara O Starting this month (July 2020), the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy decided to reduce the maximum overtime hours for the sailors below company grade officer level, citing...

Budget/Military/South Korea

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,...

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

July 16, 2020

Letter for President Moon Jae-in from the North Korea Freedom Coalition Re Fighters for Free North Korea and Keunsaem

2020-7-15, North Korea Freedom Coalition, Suzanne Scholte, Chairman, et. al. URGENT July 15, 2020 His Excellency Moon Jae-inPresident of the Republic of Koreac/o Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States2450...

Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Moon Jae-in/South Korea

July 15, 2020

General Paik Sun-yup Gets 5th Level Funeral from the Government, But 1st Class Memorial from the Citizens

2020-7-15, Tara O General Paik Sun-yup (백선엽) passed away on July 10, 2020 at age 99 (Korean age: 100). General Paik’s contributions to his country during the Korean War and...

Korean War/South Korea