Tag: Gwangju

June 22, 2024

[Exclusive] Former Spy Chief Kwon Young-hae “North Korean Intervention in Gwanjgu in May 1980 Confirmed by the Agency for National Security Planning (NSP) [Korea’s CIA]”

2024-6-20, SkyeDaily (허겸, Hur Kyoum) [TRANSLATION] Above: “Korean People’s Army (KPA) Martyred Heroes Tombstone Monument” (인민군 영웅들의 렬사묘비) in Chongjin, North Hamkyung Province, North Korea.  The photo was taken in...

Categories 5.18/Espionage/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

September 8, 2023

Gwangju, Chinese Communist Party, and the Zheng Lucheng Controversy in Korea

2023-9-8, Tara O The City of Gwangju (Kwangju) in South Jeolla Province in Korea has been paying tribute to a communist, Zheng Lucheng (Chinese pronunciation:  Zheng Lucheng, 鄭律成, 정뤼청, Korean...

Categories China/Communism/Influence Operations/Korean War

January 20, 2023

Gwangju City Uses Lawfare to Silence a 20-something YouTuber for Calling Gwangju Uprising in May 1980 as “Gwangju Uprising”

2023-1-20, Tara O The Gag Law:  “5.18 History Distortion Punishment Law” Gwangju Metropolitan City authorities charged a 20-something, David Han (not his real name), a YouTuber for violating the May...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Lawfare

January 13, 2022

The Worship of the Gwangju 5.18 Incident and the Suppression of Freedom of Speech and Human Rights: Prosecutor Wants 4 Years Jail for Dr. Ji Man-won, 11 Citizens to be Criminalized for “5.18 History Distortion Punishment Act” Violations

Update as of 2022-2-25: The judges sentenced Dr. Ji Man-won to 2 years of imprisonment on February 16, 2022. The sentence was not carried out. —– Update as of 2022-1-25:...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/South Korea/Suppression/Tyranny

April 23, 2021

The Silencing of North Korean Defector and Author Lee Ju-seong For His Book about North Korean Forces Deployment to South Korea

2021-4-23, Tara O An author and an escapee from North Korea Lee Ju-seong (이주성) is concerned that he could be incarcerated or get his house and assets confiscated by the...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Defectors/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Lawfare/Leaflets/South Korea

May 28, 2020

Kim Dae-Jung Center Sues An Escapee Lee Ju-Seong for Libel for His Book on Gwangju (5.18) Uprising and North Korean Involvement; Ruling Party Plans 5.18 Gag Law

Tara O, 2020-5-28 On November 7, 2019, Kim Dae-jung Peace Center, on behalf of Lee Hee-ho (이희호, Kim Dae-jung’s wife) sued Lee Joo-seong (이주성), an escapee from North Korea, who...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/South Korea/Subversion

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...

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

July 29, 2019

No more Taboos on Gwangju Uprising (5.18) in the History of South Korea

2019-6-17, Taewoo Doe, VON News Note: Lawyer Taewoo Doe is the president of the NPK (New Paradigm Korea) Academy and Network.  NPK is a research institution focusing on the Rule...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Constitution/History/Liberal Democracy/Translation of Korean News

April 25, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party, Smaller Opposition parties Agree to Fast Track Bills to Create Additional Independent Investigative Body Akin to North Korea’s Secret Police, Increase Unelected Officials, Silence Discussions on the 5.18 Gwangju Incident

2019-4-25, Tara O On April 8, 2019, the ruling Deobureo Minjoo Party (Democratic Party) threatened that if the election system reform agreement is not reached by April 10, 2019, then...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Constitution/Law/Lawfare

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...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Translation of Korean News