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Asurado Now Streaming on Lionsgate Play in India: Everything You Need to Know
Asurado, a South Korean action crime drama, is set to make its India debut on January 31, 2025, through Lionsgate Play and OTTplay Premium. Directed by Yoon Yeo-chang, the film offers a compelling look inside South Korea’s maximum-security prison, known for holding the nation’s most dangerous criminals. When Lee Tae-sik, a former influential le...
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The Roundup: Punishment Now Streaming on Prime Video: Everything You Need to Know
The Roundup: Punishment, the latest installment in the popular action-packed series, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video for its Indian viewers. The film made its world debut at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2024, where it received positive feedback. Ma Dong-seok reprises his role as Ma Seok-do, a determined detective inve...
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Explainer: How To Impeach A South Korean President
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing the threat of impeachment, with opposition lawmakers accusing him of violating his constitutional duty and committing a crime akin to treason when he declared martial law on Tuesday.
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South Korea Launches Probe Into Telegram Over Online Sex Crimes
South Korean police have launched an investigation into the messaging platform Telegram over deepfake online sex crimes, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, citing a senior police official.
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South Korea Urges Telegram To Help Combat Digital Sex Crimes
South Korean authorities called on Telegram and other social media platforms on Wednesday to work together with them in deleting and blocking sexually explicit deepfake content, seeking to appease public and political outrage over the problem.
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US Soldier Faces Trial In Russia Over Death Threats To Girlfriend: Report
A US soldier, stationed in South Korea but detained in Russia on suspicion of stealing from his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, went on trial on Thursday, the state news agency RIA reported.
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Crime Show Fan In South Korea Kills Stranger "Out Of Curiosity": Report
A 23-year-old crime show fan in South Korea has been sentenced to life in prison after confessing to police that she killed a stranger simply "out of curiosity."
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South Korean Woman Killed Her Newborns, Stored Them In Freezer For Years: Cops
A woman in South Korea has been accused of killing two of her newborn babies and keeping their bodies in her freezer for years, CNN reported.
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Woman In South Korea Kills And Dismembers Victim ''Out Of Curiosity'', Arrested
The woman was obsessed with true crime TV shows and books and wanted to experience murder first-hand
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Woman Sued S Korea Man Who Stalked Her. He Killed Her Day Before Hearing
A South Korean man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stalking a woman he is accused of later killing, in a high-profile case which prompted outraged demands for legal reform.
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Russian Extradited To US To Face Cyber Crime Charges
A Russian national appeared in a US federal court on Thursday after he was extradited from South Korea to Ohio to face charges for his alleged role in a cybercriminal organization, the US Department of Justice said.
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South Korean Air Force Chief Resigns Over Sexual Abuse, Death Of Sergeant
South Korea's air force chief resigned on Friday, apologising and taking responsibility for the death of a member of the force who took her own life, according to her family, after being sexually harassed by a colleague.
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'Gangnam Style' Sex Crime: K-Pop Scandals Uncover Dark Side Of Seoul
On a recent weekend night, the dance floor at one of the hottest clubs in Seoul's swanky Gangnam district held only a few dozen people surrounded by mostly empty tables.
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Fighting For Justice In South Korea, Where Truth Can Be A Crime
As soon as the Seoul office worker told police she had been raped, her attacker struck back with a barrage of complaints against her under South Korea's criminal defamation law, which states that truth is not necessarily a defense.
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"Can Sins Be Pardoned?" Woman Who Killed 115 Before Last Korean Olympics
Until recently, she could often go full days without reminders of what happened. She preferred it that way. The event was so long ago. It was so terrible. She'd been pardoned for her crimes, and she'd tried to build a new version of her life. She got married. She raised two children. She attended church. She went on hikes - relaxing ones, short one...
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Asurado Now Streaming on Lionsgate Play in India: Everything You Need to Know
Asurado, a South Korean action crime drama, is set to make its India debut on January 31, 2025, through Lionsgate Play and OTTplay Premium. Directed by Yoon Yeo-chang, the film offers a compelling look inside South Korea’s maximum-security prison, known for holding the nation’s most dangerous criminals. When Lee Tae-sik, a former influential le...
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The Roundup: Punishment Now Streaming on Prime Video: Everything You Need to Know
The Roundup: Punishment, the latest installment in the popular action-packed series, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video for its Indian viewers. The film made its world debut at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2024, where it received positive feedback. Ma Dong-seok reprises his role as Ma Seok-do, a determined detective inve...
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Explainer: How To Impeach A South Korean President
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing the threat of impeachment, with opposition lawmakers accusing him of violating his constitutional duty and committing a crime akin to treason when he declared martial law on Tuesday.
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South Korea Launches Probe Into Telegram Over Online Sex Crimes
South Korean police have launched an investigation into the messaging platform Telegram over deepfake online sex crimes, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, citing a senior police official.
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South Korea Urges Telegram To Help Combat Digital Sex Crimes
South Korean authorities called on Telegram and other social media platforms on Wednesday to work together with them in deleting and blocking sexually explicit deepfake content, seeking to appease public and political outrage over the problem.
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US Soldier Faces Trial In Russia Over Death Threats To Girlfriend: Report
A US soldier, stationed in South Korea but detained in Russia on suspicion of stealing from his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, went on trial on Thursday, the state news agency RIA reported.
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Crime Show Fan In South Korea Kills Stranger "Out Of Curiosity": Report
A 23-year-old crime show fan in South Korea has been sentenced to life in prison after confessing to police that she killed a stranger simply "out of curiosity."
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South Korean Woman Killed Her Newborns, Stored Them In Freezer For Years: Cops
A woman in South Korea has been accused of killing two of her newborn babies and keeping their bodies in her freezer for years, CNN reported.
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Woman In South Korea Kills And Dismembers Victim ''Out Of Curiosity'', Arrested
The woman was obsessed with true crime TV shows and books and wanted to experience murder first-hand
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Woman Sued S Korea Man Who Stalked Her. He Killed Her Day Before Hearing
A South Korean man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stalking a woman he is accused of later killing, in a high-profile case which prompted outraged demands for legal reform.
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Russian Extradited To US To Face Cyber Crime Charges
A Russian national appeared in a US federal court on Thursday after he was extradited from South Korea to Ohio to face charges for his alleged role in a cybercriminal organization, the US Department of Justice said.
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South Korean Air Force Chief Resigns Over Sexual Abuse, Death Of Sergeant
South Korea's air force chief resigned on Friday, apologising and taking responsibility for the death of a member of the force who took her own life, according to her family, after being sexually harassed by a colleague.
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'Gangnam Style' Sex Crime: K-Pop Scandals Uncover Dark Side Of Seoul
On a recent weekend night, the dance floor at one of the hottest clubs in Seoul's swanky Gangnam district held only a few dozen people surrounded by mostly empty tables.
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Fighting For Justice In South Korea, Where Truth Can Be A Crime
As soon as the Seoul office worker told police she had been raped, her attacker struck back with a barrage of complaints against her under South Korea's criminal defamation law, which states that truth is not necessarily a defense.
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"Can Sins Be Pardoned?" Woman Who Killed 115 Before Last Korean Olympics
Until recently, she could often go full days without reminders of what happened. She preferred it that way. The event was so long ago. It was so terrible. She'd been pardoned for her crimes, and she'd tried to build a new version of her life. She got married. She raised two children. She attended church. She went on hikes - relaxing ones, short one...
