# Claim 189

The government ordered all South Korean newsmen and broadcasters who had resisted censorship or sought freedom of the press to be purged from their jobs by August 10, 1980.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The government ordered all South Korean newsmen and broadcasters who had resisted censorship or sought freedom of the press to be purged from their jobs by August 10, 1980.
- Field: action
- Value: Order to purge by August 10
- About: [incident 1980-south-korea-chun-doo-hwan-press-purge](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1980-south-korea-chun-doo-hwan-press-purge)
- Source: S. Korea Orders Purge of Dissident Journalists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/07/31/s-korea-orders-purge-of-dissident-journalists/e0da51db-b285-4418-bd07-52f034a68daa/
- Publisher: The Washington Post
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1980-07-31

## Quotation from the source

> ordered all South Korean newsmen and broadcasters who have resisted censorship or sought freedom of the press to be purged from their jobs by Aug. 10

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