East Asia Research Center

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