Election Archives - East Asia Research Center

March 23, 2023

Meta Report: The National Election Commission in South Korea Most Active in Restricting Content on Facebook

2023-3-23, Tara O Amount of Content Facebook Restricted in South Korea (2015-2022) (Bar Graph) During the first half of 2022 (January to June) in South Korea, Facebook restricted ~19,500 items,...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom of Speech

December 12, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party & 4 Smaller Parties Exclude the Main Opposition Party Again, Disregard Parliamentary System, Quickly Pass ₩512 Trillion ($432 Billion) Super Budget Without Discussion

2019-12-12, Tara O On December 10, 2019, the ruling party + 4 smaller parties, so-called “4+1,” formed a bloc to pass what is known as the “Super Budget” of ₩512.3...

5.18/Budget/Corruption/Economy/Human Rights/Korean War/Law/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea

December 1, 2019

Unelected Representatives, Gongsoocheo to Undermine South Korea’s Identity as a Republic and Separation of Powers; Hunger Strikes by the Opposition Leader Hwang and Others

2019-11-30, Tara O There are multiple hunger strikes ongoing in South Korea in front of the Blue House. Why are people on hunger strikes? It has to do with proposals...

Demonstrations/Disinformation/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Protests/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion

May 14, 2019

South Korean Supreme Court Removed and eventually Took Disciplinary Action against Judge Sung Chang-ho, who ‘confined Kim Kyoung-soo,’ Moon Jae-in’s Close Associate

2019-5-9, Chosun Ilbo Judge Sung Chang-ho (성창호) was in charge of the first trial of Kim Kyoung-su (김경수), the governor of South Gyeongsang Province [who also worked on then-candidate Moon...

Law/Lawfare/Opinion Rigging/Translation of Korean News

February 27, 2019

Former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn becomes the new Leader of Liberty Korea Party…”We will begin a fierce battle to protect the citizens and country against the tyranny of the Moon administration”

2019-2-17, PennMike source: https://www.pennmike.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=16451

People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News

January 30, 2019

President Moon to Appoint Cho Hae-joo (조해주) to the Central Election Management Committee without the National Assembly Hearing

2019-1-24, Newsis President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Hae-joo as a standing member of the Central Election Management Committee on January 24, 2019. The Blue House Spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom (김의겸) revealed...