November 4, 2018

YouTube Phenomena in South Korea: Demand for Freedom of Expression and the Efforts to Suppress it

2018-11-4, Tara O The Moon Jae-in administration and its Deobureo Minju Party declared war on “fake news” recently, specifically targeting YouTube, as it became more popular as a news source....

Categories Censorship

October 28, 2018

Declaration of 320 Patriotic Leaders to Oust Moon Jae-in and to Defend the Nation (Republic of Korea); 문재인 퇴진 및 국가수호를 위한 지식인 320인 선언문

2018-10-26 320 patriotic leaders held a press conference in Seoul on 2018-10-26.  They strongly denounced Moon Jae-in’s “treasonous regime,” which is destroying the liberal democracy’s rule of law, national security,...

Categories Freedom/People/Leadership/Treason

October 22, 2018

South Korea Wants to Mechanize all of its Infantry…The Problem is the Terrain

2018-10-21 Tara O The Republic of Korea (ROK) Army plans to supply all its infantry, down to the squad level, with wheeled combat vehicles, including Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), according...

Categories Security

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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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.

Categories Alliance/Security