[100 Years Ago Today] August 1, 1926 — Magazine Gaebyeok Closes After 37 Rounds of Censorship by the Governor-General, With Issue No. 72 as Its Last

1. On August 1, 1926, the magazine Gaebyeok, published by the Cheondogyo Youth Association since June 1920, closed with its 72nd issue in total.
2. Over six years, it was confiscated or banned from sale more than 37 times, and it was suspended once and fined once.
3. The official reason cited was articles on socialism, but the Governor-General's tightened censorship after the June 10 Independence Movement is cited as the background.

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