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– The Sewol disaster: Government under fire for alleged artist blacklist scandal (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 9, 2017

High level government officials accused of creating a 'blacklist' against 9,743 artists in South Korea for their criticism of President Park Geun-hye are now themselves under investigation.
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