East Asia Research Center

May 27, 2019

South Korean Student Organization Disburses Satire Leaflets of MoonNos, Avenger’s Thanos Parody, in Seoul and other Major Cities, Holds Candlelight Vigil Calling for the Resignation of Moon Jae-in

2019-5-27, Tara O New Jeondaehyeop (전대협), a student organization that parodies the old pro-North Korea Jeondaehyeop from 1980s, but opposite in ideology, disbursed satire leaflets in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju,...

Abuse of Authority/Alliance/Censorship/Freedom/People/Leadership/Satire

May 22, 2019

Seoul City Councilwoman Yeo Myeong Sued for Libel by Minjok NGO

2019-5-22, Tara O Minjok Moonje Yeongooso (민족문제연구소) or MinMoonYeon (민문연) for short (rough translation: minjok issues institute) filed a lawsuit against Seoul City Councilwoman Yeo Myeong (여명), Liberty Korea Party,...

Censorship/Lawfare/People/Leadership

May 20, 2019

Direct Suppression of YouTubers Beginning in South Korea?

2017-5-19, Tara O Youtuber Kim Sang-jin (김상진) was arrested on May 11, 2019. He is the secretary general of the Freedom Coalition, which produces YouTube videos on the Sangjin Aje...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Lawfare

May 13, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party Obtains U.S. Lobbying Service

2019-5-13, Tara O The ruling political party in South Korea and the party of current South Korean President Moon Jae-in, is the Deobureo Minjoo Party (더불어민주당, literally translated “With Democracy...

Lobbying

April 25, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party, Smaller Opposition parties Agree to Fast Track Bills to Create Additional Independent Investigative Body Akin to North Korea’s Secret Police, Increase Unelected Officials, Silence Discussions on the 5.18 Gwangju Incident

2019-4-25, Tara O On April 8, 2019, the ruling Deobureo Minjoo Party (Democratic Party) threatened that if the election system reform agreement is not reached by April 10, 2019, then...

5.18/Censorship/Constitution/Law/Lawfare

April 2, 2019

Kim Jong Un’s Letter to South Korean Students: Police Conduct Investigation into April Fools’ Satire Posters Critical of Moon Jae-in Posted all over South Korean University Campuses

2019-4-1, Tara O Satire posters criticizing the Moon Jae-in administration popped up all over South Korean university campuses to coincide with April Fools’ Day. The heading on the posters stated...

Censorship/Freedom/Socialism/Subversion

March 17, 2019

Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club (SFCC) Statement

2019-3-16, Seoul FCC The Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club expresses its grave concern over the ruling Democratic party’s statement singling out a Bloomberg reporter for her coverage of the President, which...

Censorship

March 14, 2019

South Korea Introduces Measures to Block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix

2019-3-14, Tara O South Korea introduces measures to block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix, and other online and social network services. Lee Hyo-sung (이효성), the Chairman of the...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Liberal Democracy

March 8, 2019

The Moon Administration Surreptitiously Moves to Nationalize Private Kindergartens in South Korea

2019-3-7, Tara O The Moon administration is using various tools under its disposal to harass and suppress the Korea Kindergarten Association (한국사립유치원총연합회 or 한유총/Hanyoochong for short) and private kindergarten owners...

Economy/Education/Nationalization/Socialism

February 24, 2019

Colonel Lee Jong-myeong, a South Korean National Hero, Being Expelled from His Own Political Party for Not Remaining Silent about 5.18 Gwangju Incident

2019-2-24, Tara O The Central Ethics Committee of South Korea’s main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, decided to expel National Assemblyman Lee Jong-myeong (이종명) on February 14, 2019, because...

5.18/Censorship/Corruption/Freedom/Law/Liberal Democracy/People/Leadership/Subversion