East Asia Research Center

October 18, 2018

The Truth Alliance Statement: Threats facing the Republic of Korea (트루스포럼 성명서: 대한민국이 직면한 위협)

2018-10-12David Eunkoo Kim (English and Korean 한글) Summary Truth Alliance is an alliance of Truth Forums of different universities in South Korea. The following is our statement addressed to the...

Alliance/Freedom/Human Rights/North Korea/People/Leadership/Politics

October 17, 2018

March For My Beloved or Soviet Tanks?

2018-10-17, Tara O “Shall we sing the For My Beloved March (임을 위한 행진곡, Im-eul Wihan Hangjingok)?” proposed presidential candidate Moon Jae-in to those around him while he was visiting...

People/Leadership/Politics

September 18, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in sued Koh Young-ju for calling Moon a Communist

Tara O, 2018-9-16 Using lawsuits to silence the critics in South Korea is a growing phenomenon. Blue House Chief of Staff, Im Jong-seok sued a researcher Dr. Ji Man-won for...

Alliance/Censorship/Constitution/Druking/Freedom/Groups/Law/People/Leadership/Politics

September 18, 2018

Testimonies related to Moon Jae-in’s Libel Suit against Koh Young-ju (in English and Korean)

Annex 1: Professor Emeritus Yang Dong-an’s (양동안) 11 characteristics of communists (submitted September 26, 2016) Annex 2: Yang Dong-an’s statement on the reasons for suspecting Moon as a communist (submitted...

Censorship/Freedom/People/Leadership/Politics

September 15, 2018

More Libel Suits to Silence Critics: Cartoonist Yoon Seo-in, Journalist Kim Se-ui

Tara O 2018-9-15 On September 11, 2018, the prosecutor proposed a 1-year sentence each for Mr. Yoon Seo-in, a cartoonist, and Mr. Kim Se-ui, a journalist, for libel at the...

Censorship/Freedom/Law

September 7, 2018

Anti-tank Barriers on the Way to Seoul being Destroyed

The anti-tank barriers protecting South Korea are being removed one by one, although North Korea’s threat has not been reduced. Most South Koreans are unaware of their removal. The barrier...

Security

August 18, 2018

Seoul Vulnerable: The Abandonment of the DMZ and the Destruction of South Korea’s Military Capability

The Republic of Korea (ROK) unilaterally seeks to withdraw its troops from guard posts (GPs) inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), citing the Moon-Kim joint declaration of April 27, 2018 of turning the DMZ into a “peace zone” in 5 days, which is by May 1, 2018. The problem is the North Korean threat has not dissipated.

Alliance/Security