Kim Hyun-soo

4 weeks ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Song Sang-ho |Lee Haye-ah |Kim Hyun-soo |Jeong Tae Joo

De Oppresso Liber,David Maxwell Vice President, Center for Asia Pacific StrategySenior Fellow, Global Peace FoundationEditor, Small Wars JournalTwitter: @davidmaxwell161If you do not read anything else in the 2017 National Security Strategy read this on page 14:"A democracy is only as resilient as its people. An informed and engaged citizenry is the fundamental requirement for a free and resilient nation. For generations, our society has protected free press, free speech, and free thought.

Jan 19, 2025 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Andrew Jeong |Lee Haye-ah |Kim Hyun-soo |Song Sang-ho

​Quotes of the Day:“The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” Stephen Hawking“Journalism is printing what somebody else doesn’t want printed – everything else Is public relations.”– George Orwell“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”– Isaac Asimov1. South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection2. Impeached Yoon formally arrested for failed martial law bid3. 86 protesters who stormed court over Yoon's formal arrest apprehended4.

Jan 16, 2025 | en.yna.co.kr | Kim Hyun-soo

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Supporters of detained President Yoon Suk Yeol staged overnight rallies in front of the Seoul Western District Court on Friday, where investigators were expected to file for a warrant to formally arrest Yoon. People in support of Yoon gathered outside the court late Thursday and locked arms in an attempt to block investigators from delivering documents requesting the warrant to the court. A man in his 20s was detained at the scene after pushing a court employee.

Jan 16, 2025 | en.yna.co.kr | Kim Hyun-soo

CHANGWON, South Korea, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- A court on Thursday sentenced three men accused of murdering a South Korean tourist in Pattaya, Thailand, to prison terms ranging from 25 years to life imprisonment. The Changwon District Court sentenced two men, aged 28 and 40, to life imprisonment and 30 years in prison, respectively, and handed down a 25-year prison term for a 27-year-old accomplice on charges of robbery-murder and body abandonment.

Jan 16, 2025 | en.yna.co.kr | Kim Hyun-soo

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Civic groups continued to stage rallies for or against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday, a day after he was detained by investigators over his short-lived imposition of martial law. A network of progressive civic groups, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, one of the country's largest umbrella labor unions, said they will continue to hold weekly Saturday rallies near Gyeongbokgung Station until Yoon is removed from office.