#FreedomofSpeech Archives - East Asia Research Center

June 27, 2020

A Young Man Found Guilty for Placing Posters Critical of President Moon at a University Campus

2020-6-23, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] A man in his 20s who was accused of “breaking and entering” was fined after attaching posters criticizing President Moon Jae-in at a university campus. On...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/China/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/Translation of Korean News

May 30, 2020

A Letter From Journalist Seong Sang-hoon, Arrested by the Police, Now Released, on Suppression of Free Speech, Growing China’s Influence & More in South Korea

2020-5-20, A letter from Seong Sang-hoon, Global Defense News May 20, 2020 Dear Dr. Tara O and Mr. Gordon Chang, I am Sung Sang-Hoon of “Global Defense News” from Seoul,...

Censorship/Human Rights/Statements from Korean groups/Subversion

May 13, 2020

The Arrest of Yet Another Journalist (Sung Sang-hoon) for Saying “Maybe He Died of Coronavirus”; More Suppression of YouTubers Expected

2020-5-13, Tara O Sung Sang-hoon (성상훈), a journalist who runs the Global Defense News (글로벌디펜스뉴스) YouTube channel and website, was arrested and jailed on May 13, 2020. His “crime” was...

Censorship/China/Defectors/Lawfare/Wuhan Virus

March 26, 2020

Sex Scandal, Sewol Ferry, and Politics in South Korea

Tara O, 2020-3-26 A sex scandal involving a woman volunteer and two men, who are fathers to the students who perished on the Sewol Ferry (세월호) are top search items...

China/Demonstrations/Impeachment/Labor Union/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Scandal/South Korea

February 2, 2020

4 Years Jail for Libel Regarding 5.18 Gwangju Incident? Freedom of Speech to be Set Back Again in South Korea

February 2, 2020, Tara O The suppression of freedom of speech continues in South Korea. Prosecutors are pushing for 4 years of jail for Dr. Ji Man-won (지만원, 77-year old...

5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Constitution/Corruption/Disinformation/Freedom/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Rule of Law/South Korea

April 2, 2019

Kim Jong Un’s Letter to South Korean Students: Police Conduct Investigation into April Fools’ Satire Posters Critical of Moon Jae-in Posted all over South Korean University Campuses

2019-4-1, Tara O Satire posters criticizing the Moon Jae-in administration popped up all over South Korean university campuses to coincide with April Fools’ Day. The heading on the posters stated...

Censorship/Freedom/Socialism/Subversion

March 31, 2019

South Korea’s KCSC Decides to Block YouTube Videos about North Korea’s Involvement in 5.18 (Gwangju Incident), Excludes Opposition Party-nominated Lee Sang-ro from Deliberation and Voting

2019-3-19, PennMike (English translation) On March 29, 2019, Korea Communications Standards Commission / KCSC (방송통신심의위원회 / 방심위) decided to block people’s access to YouTube videos on “North Korean forces involvement...

5.18/Censorship/Translation of Korean News

March 14, 2019

South Korea Introduces Measures to Block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix

2019-3-14, Tara O South Korea introduces measures to block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix, and other online and social network services. Lee Hyo-sung (이효성), the Chairman of the...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Liberal Democracy

March 12, 2019

Another Libel Lawsuit: Blue House Senior Official Cho Kuk Sues Journalist Woo Jong-chang for Libel

2019-3-8, Woo Jong-chang on YouTube Falsehoods and Truths (우종창의 거짓과 진실) Woo Jong-chang (우종창): On March 7, 2019, I received a summons from the Seoul District office of the National...

Censorship/Lawfare/People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News

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....

Censorship

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