Articles - South Korea
22 April 2009
South Korea
Financial blogger acquitted of spreading false news
A South Korean blogger has been acquitted of spreading false news on the Internet, reports Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
6 February 2009
South Korea
UN BLOGUEUR QUI AVAIT PRÉDIT LA CRISE FINANCIÈRE MONDIALE EST ARRÊTÉ
6 February 2009
South Korea
ARRESTAN A "BLOGUERO" QUE PREDIJO CRISIS FINANCIERA MUNDIAL
4 February 2009
South Korea
BLOGGER WHO PREDICTED GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ARRESTED
A financial blogger who predicted the global economic crisis in his blog has been arrested for spreading rumours, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and news reports.
12 September 2008
South Korea
CORÉE DU SUD : LE GOUVERNEMENT ÉTUDIE LA POSSIBILITÉ DE LIMITER L'INTERNET
12 September 2008
South Korea
COREA DEL SUR: GOBIERNO BUSCA RESTRINGIR INTERNET
10 September 2008
South Korea
SOUTH KOREA: GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO RESTRICT INTERNET
The South Korean government is planning a series of restrictions on Internet use to prevent what the beleaguered administration of President Lee Myung Bak calls the spread of false information that prompts social unrest, reports the "International Herald Tribune".
1 October 2004
South Korea
LA FIJ FAIT PRESSION EN FAVEUR DE L'ABROGATION DE LA LOI SUR LA SÉCURITÉ NATIONALE
1 October 2004
South Korea
FIP INSTA A REVOCAR LEY DE SEGURIDAD NACIONAL
29 September 2004
South Korea
IFJ URGES REPEAL OF NATIONAL SECURITY LAW
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is adding its voice to growing pressure on the South Korean government to repeal a national security law, which human rights groups say is being widely misused to detain people who pose no threat to the country.
12 December 2003
South Korea
UN RADIODIFFUSEUR PUBLIC EST MENACÉ, DIT LA FIJ
12 December 2003
South Korea
DIFUSORA PÚBLICA AMENAZADA, DICE LA FIP
10 December 2003
South Korea
PUBLIC BROADCASTER THREATENED, SAYS IFJ
The future of South Korea's leading public broadcaster could be threatened if an opposition party proposal to amend the country's broadcasting law is approved, warns the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
11 September 2001
South Korea
IPI INCLUYE PAÍS EN "LISTA DE OBSERVACIÓN
11 September 2001
South Korea
L?IIP INSCRIT LE PAYS SUR SA ?LISTE DE SURVEILLANCE?
11 September 2001
South Korea
IPI PLACES COUNTRY ON "WATCH LIST"
The International Press Institute (IPI) has placed South Korea on its "IPI Watch List," after sending a delegation last week to meet with three jailed newspaper executives who have been detained by the government on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement.
28 August 2001
South Korea
PROPIETARIOS DE PERIÓDICOS ARRESTADOS POR SUPUESTA EVASIÓN FISCAL
28 August 2001
South Korea
DES PROPRIÉTAIRES DE JOURNAUX SONT ARRÊTÉS POUR ÉVASION FISCALE PRÉSUMÉE
28 August 2001
South Korea
NEWSPAPER OWNERS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED TAX EVASION
The executives of South Korea's three "big dailies" have been arrested for alleged tax evasion totaling a combined Won12.9 billion (US$10.08 million), according to a Financial Times report. Those arrested on 17 August were Bang Sang-hoon, president and publisher of "Chosun Ilbo," Cho Hee-joon, ex-chairman of "Kookmin Ilbo" and Kim Byung-kwan, a major shareholder of "Dong-a Ilbo". The arrests come on the heels of a government probe launched in February aimed at cracking down on tax fraud in the media industry.
5 June 2001
South Korea
FISCALE NE CONSTITUE PAS UNE MENACE ET ACCORDE SON APPUI À LA RÉFORME DES MÉDIAS
5 June 2001
South Korea
FIP DICE QUE INVESTIGACIÓN DE IMPUESTOS NO ES UNA AMENAZA Y APOYA
5 June 2001
South Korea
IFJ SAYS TAX PROBE NOT A THREAT, SUPPORTS MEDIA REFORM
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling on South Korean press owners to support calls for media reform and rejects claims that a tax probe of major newspapers is an attempt to muzzle the critical voice of the independent press. IFJ's position differs from that of other IFEX members who have expressed concerns about the tax probe and proposed media reforms [See IFEX "Communique" #10-21 and #10-15.]">http://communique.ifex.org/articles.cfm?category=1%20Regional%20News&volume=10&issue_no=21&lng=english#3206">IFEX "Communique" #10-21 and #10-15.]
29 May 2001
South Korea
IPI PREOCUPADO POR PRESIÓN SOBRE MEDIOS
29 May 2001
South Korea
L?IIP S?INQUIÈTE DES PRESSIONS EXERCÉES SUR LES MÉDIAS
29 May 2001
South Korea
IPI CONCERNED OVER PRESSURE ON MEDIA
The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned over "what appears to be an ongoing attempt to muzzle the critical voice of the independent press in South Korea." However, a Korean government minister has rejected IPI's proposals to resolve the conflict between the government and the independent media.
17 April 2001
South Korea
USAN AUDITORÍA TRIBUTARIA CONTRA MEDIOS CRÍTICOS
17 April 2001
South Korea
LA VÉRIFICATION FISCALE CIBLE LES MÉDIAS CRITIQUES
17 April 2001
South Korea
TAX AUDIT TARGETS CRITICAL MEDIA
A large-scale tax audit of South Korean media outlets, which has concentrated mainly on media critical of the government, does not bode well for the "press reforms" announced recently by President Kim Dae-jung, according to Reporters sans frontières (RSF). The organisation fears that the tax probe could threaten news diversity as the election period nears.
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