Joseph Yi is an associate professor of political science at Hanyang University in Seoul and a founding member of Heterodox East Asia Community, an online forum for educators.
Last month, the Supreme Court of Korea upheld conservative commentator Jee Man-won's two-year sentence for falsely defaming those who participated in pro-democracy protests in the city of Gwangju in 1980.
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