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[100 Years Ago Today] August 22, 1926 – A Reporter Arrested Over a Single Line in 'Hoengseolsuseol,' a Press Offense on the Sunday Before Cheoseo

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  1. A short piece in 'Hoengseolsuseol' on the front page of the Dong-A Ilbo on August 22, 1926, caused a stir by targeting the Governor-General's 'cultural rule.'
  2. Reporter Choe Won-sun was caught for violating the Public Security Act, and Kim Cheol-jung, editor and publisher, for violating the Press Act.
  3. At the hearing on the 8th of next month, prosecutors were set to seek eight months in prison for Choe Won-sun and six months of imprisonment for Kim Cheol-jung.

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[100 Years Ago Today] August 22, 1926 – A Reporter Arrested Over a Single Line in 'Hoengseolsuseol,' a Press Offense on the Sunday Before Cheoseo

Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [100년 전 오늘] 1926년 8월 22일 – 「횡설수설」 한 줄에 기자가 잡혀가다, 처서 하루 전 필화(筆禍)의 일요일

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