Politician proposes review of National Security Law used to restrict freedom of expression Published at 25.10.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law women criminal defamation Read more
'Escape the corset’ feminist movement challenging societal beauty standards Published at 18.01.2019 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling restrictive law women protest Read more
Thousands protest roll back of pro-labour policies Published at 30.11.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth LGBTI women surveillance labour rights protest Read more
Escalating concerns over right to privacy and freedom of expression on the net in South Korea Published at 14.05.2019 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation censorship protestor(s) detained protest Read more
UN expert concerned about hate speech by South Korean politicians against LGBTI people Published at 26.09.2019 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest Read more
Union leader arrested amid protests in South Korea while restrictive press law revisions shelved Published at 27.10.2021 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions HRD detained labour rights protest Read more
Conditions for protest deteriorate in South Korea Published at 14.10.2016 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protest disruption excessive force HRD killing labour rights Read more
Trade unionist jailed for organising protests in South Korea Published at 27.01.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship labour rights protest Read more
President Park relinquishes power under pressure from civic groups Published at 30.11.2016 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest Read more
Three protesters killed in clashes as court upholds President Park's impeachment Published at 03.04.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling killing of protestors violent protest HRD detained surveillance protest Read more
Trade Unions mobilise 400,000 in Seoul to demand fair wages Published at 24.07.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights protest Read more
Spirit of candlelight revolution continues as Moon Jae-in takes power Published at 26.06.2017 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protest disruption negative court ruling labour rights environmental rights Read more
Laws used to deny trade union registration and workers' right to join a union Published at 06.02.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women political interference restrictive law refusal of registration labour rights protest Read more
Me Too movement in South Korea sparks calls for review of defamation laws Published at 23.05.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest political interference women labour rights protest Read more
Tens of thousands of South Korean women protest against ‘spycam porn’ Published at 21.08.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest women sexual assault torture/ill-treatment protest Read more
LGBT rights movement in South Korea facing challenges in law and practice from conservative groups Published at 14.02.2020 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Targeting of LGBT+ people, anti-Chinese racism and privacy concerns in South Korea amid COVID-19 Published at 03.06.2020 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI surveillance minority groups Read more
Activist arrested as South Korea seeks to further restrict sending materials to the North Published at 21.06.2021 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained office raid HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Activist groups working on North Korea facing intimidation while government restricts protests Published at 23.10.2020 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption CSO closure bureaucratic restriction time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained protest Read more
South Korea increases restrictions on activism on North Korea, passes regressive labour law revision Published at 01.03.2021 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights restrictive law Read more
Truckers strike for higher wages in South Korea while trial of activist continues Published at 06.07.2022 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
