Korean Propaganda Leaflets

Translations of North & South Korean propaganda. For academic, not political purposes. Share photos of leaflets for translation.

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Caveat: this story is based upon one anonymous source: https://t.co/EV9fmFbqDW
#propaganda #northkorea #southkorea

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@sgmbert We hope it brings about a swift end to the "failed state".

Notes:
Yongsan (where Pres. Yoon has his office now) is spelled 룡산 in the NK way.
망한민국 "failed state" is a play on words of South Korea's official name: 대한민국.

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@sgmbert The last days of the Yongsan scoundrel
[club reads "dictatorship"
sword reads "annihilate livelihoods"]
bashing labour unions
gagging the media
labeling the opposition "anti-state forces"
driving the people's livelihood into misery
sucking money out of big business
fearmongering

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https://t.co/KpqtaaibBV

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#NorthKorea is once more sending #propaganda leaflets to #SouthKorea. Photos welcome for translation and analysis:
https://t.co/2jQvGXctTt

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https://t.co/eYg0LVPsS7

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It is not generally acknowledged that there was no American involvement in the Sinchon massacre, which was carried out by refugees from the north who had advanced north ahead of UN forces in Sept & Oct 1950.
https://t.co/pH5qIsErfl

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Creator: N Korea
Number:
Size: 127x190mm
Theme: Americans are your enemies, Korean ethno-nationalism, victim narrative, Sinchon massacre, Harrison
Target: S Korean soldiers
Date: April 1952
#NorthKorea #삐라 #propaganda #koreanhistory #defection #Sinchon #massacre #KoreanWar

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In March 1952 International Association of Democratic Lawyers did indeed release a Report on US Crimes in Korea and this leaflet translates some of its findings: https://t.co/YfKpbKA7Mo

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A South Korean activist group has honed its tech expertise to develop ‘smart balloons,’ aiming to drop leaflets and other cargo deeper into North Korea, including over the capital Pyongyang https://t.co/sEkTGFioGM 1/6

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WATCH: In the balloon warfare between North Korea and South Korean activists, one Seoul-based group has honed its tech expertise to develop balloons capable of dispersing leaflets and electronic speakers hundreds of kilometers across the border https://t.co/a0gEfhA7EN

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ANALYSIS: How North Korea will retaliate against the restart of ROK loudspeaker broadcasts

K-pop songs, miracle of Samsung & info about outside world — ROK resumed loudspeaker for the 1st time in 6 years, though it made full daily operation conditional.
https://t.co/q6xKJm0qsc

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Statistics of ROK soldiers who killed their superior officers during the Korean War are not to hand, but would be interesting to see.

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Creator: N Korea
Number: 0803
Size: 130x190mm
Theme: killing superior officers, discord between officers & men, cavorting with your women, rebel,
Target: S Korean soldiers
Date: Korean War
#SouthKorea #NorthKorea #삐라 #propaganda #koreanhistory #defection

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This leaflet focuses on visual messaging more than text, which is kept brief and to the point.