Seoul’s censorship of North Korean media violates South Koreans’ right to know

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Seoul’s censorship of North Korean media violates South Koreans’ right to know

International law guarantees the right to receive information, though few in ROK government will defend this principle

Martin Weiser September 19, 2022

Seoul’s censorship of North Korean media violates South Koreans’ right to know

A Korean Central Television crew reports on COVID-19 | Image: KCTV (May 25, 2022)

The following article is an opinion piece by Martin Weiser, an independent DPRK researcher and frequent contributor to NK Pro. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

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Martin Weiser

Martin Weiser received his MA from Korea University in 2014 with a thesis explaining North Korea’s changing human rights policy. He has continued researching North Korea’s political history as an independent researcher since then. His writings have appeared on SinoNK and in 2018 an article on the country’s legal system appeared in the European Journal of Korean Studies.

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