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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...

5.18/Espionage/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

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...

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...

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

Tag: Kwangju

[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]”

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

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