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South Korea: Press freedom under attack, doctors strike targeted as UN committee calls for reforms
- Published at
- 28.03.2024
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- youth
- harassment
- protest
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
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South Korea: News organisations being targeted while court strikes down law banning anti-North Korea leafleting
- Published at
- 15.11.2023
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- harassment
- positive CS development
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- protest
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South Korea: Trade unionists face harassment and attacks while journalists charged for reporting on Ukraine
- Published at
- 02.08.2023
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- labour rights
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
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Raids on trade unions and arrests of unionists as South Korea’s human rights record is reviewed by the UN
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- 06.04.2023
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
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Concerns about free expression in South Korea with security law, restrictions on press freedom and anti-North activism
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- 01.12.2022
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- censorship
- office raid
- religious groups
- protest
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Truckers strike for higher wages in South Korea while trial of activist continues
- Published at
- 06.07.2022
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- protestor(s) detained
- labour rights
- protest
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
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Activist indicted while NGO’s concerned about law affecting net neutrality in South Korea
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- 17.03.2022
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD prosecuted
- restrictive law
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Union leader arrested amid protests in South Korea while restrictive press law revisions shelved
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- 27.10.2021
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- time,place restrictions
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
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Activist arrested as South Korea seeks to further restrict sending materials to the North
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- 21.06.2021
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- HRD detained
- office raid
- HRD prosecuted
- restrictive law
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South Korea increases restrictions on activism on North Korea, passes regressive labour law revision
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- 01.03.2021
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- South Korea
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- Latest Developments
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- labour rights
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Activist groups working on North Korea facing intimidation while government restricts protests
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- 23.10.2020
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- South Korea
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- protest disruption
- CSO closure
- bureaucratic restriction
- time,place restrictions
- protestor(s) detained
- protest