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South Korea free speech
![Will Yoon Suk-yeol Finally Reform South Korea’s National Security Law? Will Yoon Suk-yeol Finally Reform South Korea’s National Security Law?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
Will Yoon Suk-yeol Finally Reform South Korea’s National Security Law?
By Meredith Shaw and Joseph Yi
Reform will be difficult under a conservative president, but ending the state’s power to punish speech and restrict information is ultimately in the best interests of South Korea.
![Defying Government Ban, Activist Says He Sent Leaflets to North Korea Defying Government Ban, Activist Says He Sent Leaflets to North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-30-8.jpg)
Defying Government Ban, Activist Says He Sent Leaflets to North Korea
By Mitch Shin
If his claim is confirmed, Park Sang-hak would be the first known person to violate a new law banning people from sending leaflets to North Korea.
![South Korea Faces Domestic, International Criticism Over Anti-Pyongyang Leaflet Crackdown South Korea Faces Domestic, International Criticism Over Anti-Pyongyang Leaflet Crackdown](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-21_09-36-58.jpg)
South Korea Faces Domestic, International Criticism Over Anti-Pyongyang Leaflet Crackdown
By Tae-jun Kang
Despite rising criticism from rights advocates at home and abroad, Seoul is pushing forward with a controversial plan to punish groups that send leaflets across the inter-Korean DMZ.
![South Korea's New Internet Controls Spark Controversy South Korea's New Internet Controls Spark Controversy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-twitter-292994_1280.jpg)
South Korea's New Internet Controls Spark Controversy
By Tae-jun Kang
As Seoul tightens its control over cyberspace, some privacy and free speech advocates are raising the alarm.
![Should South Korea Be Worried About Media Freedom? Should South Korea Be Worried About Media Freedom?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-28_19-11-11.jpg)
Should South Korea Be Worried About Media Freedom?
By Tae-jun Kang
Despite gains under Moon Jae-in, some more ominous recent signs have advocates worried.
![The Future of South Korean Democracy The Future of South Korean Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-22_14-32-39.jpg)
The Future of South Korean Democracy
By Darcie Draudt
The Park Geun-hye scandal revealed the flaws in South Korean democracy. Now the challenge is to fix these issues.
![South Korea Deports US Anti-THAAD Activists South Korea Deports US Anti-THAAD Activists](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-27_14-02-18.jpg)
South Korea Deports US Anti-THAAD Activists
By John Power
The Korean-Americans are denied entry to South Korea, where they were planning on joining protests against THAAD.
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