The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

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Hankook Ilbo

Engraving of an official's desk with a signed, sealed document and a pen

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

Kind
newspaper
Country
KR

Incidents

DateIncidentRelationStatus
31 July 1980South Korea's martial-law government purges journalists who resisted press controlsaffectedhistorical