Tag: Cho Kuk

September 20, 2021

More Suppression of Free Speech in South Korea: Arrests of Kim Se-ui, Kang Yong-seok, and Kim Yong-ho; Cho Kuk’s Defamation Lawsuits Against Lee Jong-won, Kim Sang-hyun, Woo Jong-chang

2021-9-20, Tara O On September 7, 2021, the police arrested 3 people running Hoverlab (Garo Sero yeonguso), a popular YouTube channel with over 700,000 subscribers:  Kim Se-ui (김세의), formerly a...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Lawfare/South Korea

February 18, 2020

Snowstorm, Wuhan Virus, Chinese Micro Dust, Could Not Keep Away the Crowd Calling for Moon Jae-in to Step Down

2020-2-18, Tara O Over the last weekend (15-16 February 2020), a large rally occurred at the Syngman Rhee Plaza (Gwanghwamun Square) in Seoul, South Korea, despite the snowstorm, below freezing...

Categories Communism/Freedom/Lawfare/Media/Protests/Socialism/South Korea/Wuhan Virus

December 31, 2019

Man Sets Himself on Fire to Protest the Passing of Gongsoocheo Act, Interlocked Proportional Representatives System in South Korea

2019-12-30, Tara O The ruling Deobureo Minjoo Party (Democratic Party of Korea) and 4 smallers parties have been acting as a voting bloc in passing numerous bills that are dangerous...

Categories Communism/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Opinion Rigging/Socialism/South Korea

December 30, 2019

South Korean High School Students Speak Out Against Anti-Japan, Anti-U.S. Ideological Indoctrination by the Teachers’ Union Jeongyojo

2019-12-30, Tara O South Korean students at Inhun High School have been speaking out against forced participation in political activities, including  anti-Japan and Anti-U.S. activities, of Jeongyojo teachers and well...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Communism/Corruption/Education/Elections/Freedom/Human Rights/Japan/Labor Union/Nationalization/North Korea/Subversion

December 7, 2019

Blue House Suspected of Manipulating the 2018 Election in Ulsan and Elsewhere using Police Investigations, a Key Witness is Found Dead, Investigation of Blue House Involvement Ongoing

2019-12-7, Tara O A former Blue House inspector Baek Jae-young (백재영) was found dead on December 1, 2019 just hours prior to the time he was due to appear at...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Elections/Liberal Democracy/Police/Rule of Law/South Korea/Whistleblower

October 4, 2019

Huge Rallies Calling for Moon Jae-in, Cho Kuk to Step Down in Seoul on National Foundation Day

Massive demonstrations calling for Moon-Jae In and Cho-Guk to step down on 2019-10-3

Categories Corruption/Demonstrations/Freedom/Impeachment/Protests

September 29, 2019

Cho Kuk, Hankyoreh, KBS, MBC, RSF and the Freedom of the Press in South Korea

2019-9-29, Tara O As the controversy over Cho Kuk’s corruption, nepotism, and other scandals become bigger, there are also those in the media who are fighting for freedom of the...

Categories Censorship/Media/South Korea/Whistleblower

September 19, 2019

Cho Kuk, North Korea’s Coal Shipping, and Sanctions Against North Korea

2019-9-19, Tara O President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk (조국) as the Justice Minister on September 9, 2019, despite numerous allegations of unethical and illegal activities, including corruption, abuse of...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea

September 9, 2019

South Korean President Moon Jae-in Forces Appointment of Cho Kuk

2019-9-9, PennMike on September 9, 2019, President Moon Jae-in pushed through his appointment of Cho Kuk as the Minister of Justice. Cho Kuk was unacceptable to the general public due...

Categories Corruption/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

August 27, 2019

Justice Minister Nominee Cho Kuk Scandal in South Korea–Treason, Corruption, Hypocrisy, and More

2019-8-27, Tara O For the position of South Korea’s Minister of Justice, President Moon Jae-in nominated Cho Kuk, who has been mired in controversies.  Details follow. When Moon Jae-in became...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/Education/Japan/Law/Lawfare/Poll/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Treason/Whistleblower