Joon Ha Park
@joonhawrites
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Correspondent at @nknewsorg & @southkoreapro, formerly @koreasreport -- views mine, reposts not endorsement.
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Joined August 2015
A thread on @southkoreapro's coverage of the Dec. 12, 1979 coup d'état's legacy on South Korea's political and social psyche. ✍️🧵
South Korea marks 46 years since Maj. Gen. Chun Doo-hwan’s Dec. 12, 1979 coup — a pivotal rupture in modern political history. Revisit our Korea Pro analyses on the military takeover’s legacy, from its impact on ordinary society to echoes in Yoon Suk Yeol’s planning for his
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The events following Chun's 1979 coup saw a military crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators in Gwangju, resulting in one of the darkest chapters in South Korean modern history. @joonhawrites explored the recent revelations of sexual assault by martial law troops in the
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After more than 40 years, survivors of sexual violence during South Korea’s 1980 Gwangju May 18 Democratization Movement have come forward, revealing not only the abuses committed by martial law...
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@shreyas_k_reddy and @joonhawrites's analysis from February details how Chun's 1979 coup could have influenced Yoon's Dec. 3, 2024 martial law plans: https://t.co/VnKDS2B6vh
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Revelations from a controversial notebook has exposed what appears to be a chilling blueprint for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law declaration, outlining extensive plans...
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South Korea marks 46 years since Maj. Gen. Chun Doo-hwan’s Dec. 12, 1979 coup — a pivotal rupture in modern political history. Revisit our Korea Pro analyses on the military takeover’s legacy, from its impact on ordinary society to echoes in Yoon Suk Yeol’s planning for his
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Lee Jae Myung navigates global chaos in high-stakes 2025 foreign policy
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung spent his first six months in office in near-constant motion on the world stage, launching his diplomatic agenda at the G7 Summit two weeks after his June...
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One year after the martial law crisis, interviews with citizens reveal emotional wounds remain unhealed. https://t.co/g5kYNidRbb
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On Wednesday night, South Koreans braved sub-zero temperatures outside the National Assembly to mark one year since former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law attempt. On one side of the...
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Wednesday night in Seoul: One rally celebrated democratic resilience. Another demanded Lee's execution and chanted "Yoon again." Separated by police. Just meters apart. One year after martial law, 77% say polarization has worsened. What citizens revealed about "recovery":
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"Everyone knew they had one job to do, which was to report." Correspondent @joonhawrites on covering South Korea's martial law crisis—from the gym treadmill to the newsroom in minutes. Do you have a question about Korea? Comment below or message us directly.
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Seoul raises military budget 7.5% for ‘self-reliant defense’ against North Korea
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South Korea has finalized a 7.5% increase in its defense budget to 65.86 trillion won ($44.8 billion) for the next fiscal year, according to the defense ministry, as Seoul looks to take greater...
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광장의 주역 ‘2030여성’… “우리는 나아갔는데, 정치는 그대로” [12·3 비상계엄 1년] https://t.co/7o1gqAFhRo 광장 경험이 여성들의 삶을 뒤흔들 만큼 강한 변화를 만들어냈지만, 그 에너지가 아직 제도정치로 충분히 이행되지 못했다는 평가가 공통적이었다.
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지난해 12월 3일, 비상계엄이 선포된 이후 2030 여성들은 "성평등 없는 민주주의는 없다"고 외치며 123일 동안 광장을 지켰다. 응원봉을 들고 광장에 나온 여성들은 광장에서 튀어나오는 혐오발언에 단호히 경고하며
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What we’ve learned about the alleged plan to provoke North Korea for martial law
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Exactly one year ago, South Korea was rocked by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s late-night martial law declaration, which cited the need to protect the country from “pro-North Korea” forces. But while...
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Pleasure to write this with @shreyas_k_reddy for @nknewsorg - rounding up what we've learnt regarding the Oct. 2024 Pyongyang drone incursions and how it fit into Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law plans. Read more:
What we’ve learned about the alleged plan to provoke North Korea for martial law
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Lee Jae-myung delivers address to mark one-year anniversary of martial law
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Marking the first anniversary of former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s brief martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung delivered a nearly nine-minute-long address...
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Seoul says it’s willing to release North Korean POWs for ROK detainees in DPRK
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Editor’s note: This article was updated throughout at 1:40 p.m. KST on Dec. 4 to reflect clarification from ROK officials that Seoul is not proposing a prisoner exchange with North Korea. South Korea...
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NK News CEO @chadocl asks South Korean President @Jaemyung_Lee about multiple citizens detained in North Korea since 2014, including 4 sentenced to hard labor and 3 others. @chadocl: "What are you going to do to bring them back home?"
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Lee calls for ‘nuclear free’ peninsula, but not North Korea’s denuclearization
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pledged to end the Korean War and rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons on Tuesday, remarks that one expert said may signal a rhetorical shift to avoid...
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South Korea recovered 25 sets of remains and 1,962 artifacts from the Korean War during a 40-day DMZ excavation that concluded this week—the first operation since November 2022. https://t.co/6C1gLEn16L
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The South Korean military has concluded an over monthlong operation to recover remains from the Korean War inside the Demilitarized Zone, locating 25 sets of remains and 1,962 artifacts even though...
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South Korea in November 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
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ABOUT MONTH IN REVIEW Every month, Korea Pro delivers an authoritative analytical review of developments in South Korea, offering comprehensive coverage of political, economic and strategic shifts...
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