#FreedomofthePress Archives - East Asia Research Center

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

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

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

December 3, 2018

Freedom of the Press Muzzled Again in South Korea: Shin In-kyun, a Youtuber and a Defense Analyst, Prevented from Appearing on Channel A

2018-12-2, Tara O Shin In-kyun (신인균), a defense analyst with his own YouTube program, is prevented from appearing on Channel A’s program as of November 22, 2018. (Channel A is...

Censorship/Freedom

November 25, 2018

Suppression of Freedom of the Press in South Korea: What’s So Special About a Tablet PC that a Journalist is in Jail?

2017-11-25, Tara O This is an update on journalist Byun Hee-jai (변희재), who was preemptively jailed prior to trial for libel in South Korea. For the original report, see here....

Censorship/Freedom/Law

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