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Court Dismisses Civic Groups’ Request to Ban N. Korea Founder’s Memoirs

SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has dismissed local civic groups’ request to block the sales and distribution of memoirs of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, judicial sources said Sunday. According to the sources, the Seoul Western District Court rejected Thursday an injunction sought by several conservative organizations, including the New Paradigm [...]

Bookstore Chain Pulls Memoirs of N.K. Founder over Controversy

SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s biggest bookstore chain has ceased sales of memoirs of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung following a legal and political controversy surrounding the eight-volume series. On Wednesday, a local publishing company said it has begun selling the memoirs, titled “With the Century,” here for the first time since [...]