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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
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
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