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Republic of Korea - November 2022
Concerns over restrictions on press freedom
Media, experts, and opposition parties have raised concerns over growing press freedom violations by the Yoon Suk-Yeol government over the past month. Some of these moves include barring a major media outlet - Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - from joining a travelling press pool, as well as the government’s announced funding cuts for 2024 to a popular radio broadcaster - Traffic Broadcasting System (TBS) – amid claims of political bias in its programmes seen as having an unfavourable disposition toward the Yoon-Suk-Yeol administration.
Sources: Korea Herald (1), Korea Herald (2), The Guardian, CIVICUS, The Diplomat
Primary categories and factors
![Civil Liberties](https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/themes/custom/gsod/src/assets/sub-attribute-ghost.png)
![Freedom of Expression](https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/themes/custom/gsod/src/assets/sub-attribute-ghost.png)
![Freedom of The Press](https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/themes/custom/gsod/src/assets/sub-attribute-ghost.png)