East Asia Research Center

June 20, 2020

Quotes: South Korean President, Ruling Party Lawmakers Justify Kim Yo-jong and North Korea Destroying the Liaison Building, Express Desire to Violate Sanctions

2020-6-20, Tara O Earlier this month Kim Yo-jong (김여정) hurled several lengthy diatribes against South Korea, particularly against President Moon Jae-in. During her invective, she threatened to blow up the...

Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/S-N/Sanctions/Security/South Korea/Subversion/Treason

June 13, 2020

Desecrating Korean War Veterans’ Graves at the National Memorial Cemeteries in South Korea

2020-6-13, Tara O A political movement, with the backing of the ruling party, wants to desecrate the graves of fallen warriors in South Korea. The plan is to desecrate the...

Korean War/Military/South Korea

June 11, 2020

Samsung in Crisis, Moon Government’s Takeover Attempts and China Threat; Impact on Global 5G, COVID-19 Treatments, World Economy, and South Korea’s Liberal Democracy

2020-6-11, Tara O Key points: Samsung is in crisis due to several years of South Korean government’s aggressive and unreasonable investigations against the company and the Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong,...

China/Communism/Druking/Economy/Impeachment/Labor Union/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/Nationalization/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion

June 6, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in Sued Mr. Koh Young-ju for Libel for Calling Him a Communist; the Prosecutor Wants to Jail Him; Suppression of Free Speech via Lawfare

2020-6-6, Tara O President Moon Jae-in (문재인) sued Mr. Koh Young-ju (고영주) for damages (civil case) and charged him with a crime (criminal case) for libel and spreading “false facts,”...

Abuse of Authority/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea

May 28, 2020

Kim Dae-Jung Center Sues An Escapee Lee Ju-Seong for Libel for His Book on Gwangju (5.18) Uprising and North Korean Involvement; Ruling Party Plans 5.18 Gag Law

Tara O, 2020-5-28 On November 7, 2019, Kim Dae-jung Peace Center, on behalf of Lee Hee-ho (이희호, Kim Dae-jung’s wife) sued Lee Joo-seong (이주성), an escapee from North Korea, who...

5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/South Korea/Subversion

May 22, 2020

Protest March at Seoul National University to Urge Thorough Investigation of Fraudulent Election Allegations

Joongwon Yu, member of the Truth Forum, 2020-5-22 From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on May 13, 2020, in front of the Seoul National University Student Hall, there was a...

Corruption/Demonstrations/Elections/South Korea

May 20, 2020

A Response to JTBC, Part II: The Truth about the Impeachment of South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye and the Rule of Law

2020-5-20, Tara O This is the second part of the response to JTBC, which brought up three important issues in its reporting: Election fraud in South Korea Truth about the...

Constitution/Human Rights/Impeachment/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Media/Purge/Rule of Law/South Korea/Subversion

May 16, 2020

A Response to JTBC’s Fact Check, Part I: 2020 Election Fraud in South Korea

2020-5-17, Tara O JTBC has mentioned the World Tribune, Dr. Gong Byung-ho, and me in its efforts to discredit those who are raising the issue of election fraud in South...

Censorship/Elections/South Korea

May 13, 2020

The Arrest of Yet Another Journalist (Sung Sang-hoon) for Saying “Maybe He Died of Coronavirus”; More Suppression of YouTubers Expected

2020-5-13, Tara O Sung Sang-hoon (성상훈), a journalist who runs the Global Defense News (글로벌디펜스뉴스) YouTube channel and website, was arrested and jailed on May 13, 2020. His “crime” was...

Censorship/China/Defectors/Lawfare/Wuhan Virus

May 11, 2020

대한민국의 사전투표, 디지털 투표계수기, 그리고 디지털 전자 조작 의혹 (Early Votes, Digital Vote Counting Machine, and Digital Election Fraud Suspicions in South Korea)

2020년 5월 7일 (2020년 5월 12일 업데이트), 타라 오 자유민주주의의 근간 중 하나는 자유롭고 공정한 선거이다. 선거 과정에 대한 신뢰와 그 무결성은 자유롭고 공정한 선거를 달성하기 위한 핵심이다. 선거 부정은...

Elections/South Korea