Country
South Korea
Government actions against journalists in South Korea
RSF 2026 rank: 47th of 180. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
South Korea is in Eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of South Korea, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
1980
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 1980 | South Korea's martial-law government purges journalists who resisted press controls | Licensing and closure of outlets | Silence | Chun Doo-hwan | Reversed (1 June 1987) |
Ladders: where each tactic has led · Timeline for South Korea · Asia