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South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption

Han Hak-ja, the widow and successor of the conservative church’s founder, was convicted of financial dealings related to a former president and first lady, who are also imprisoned.

© Pool photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun

Han Hak-ja, 83, arriving for a sentencing hearing in Seoul on Monday.
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Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today

The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways.

© Woohae Cho for The New York Times

Yoo Dong-woo was among hundreds of pro-democracy activists who were tortured at the Namyeong-dong Anti-Communist Interrogation Office in Seoul. He has returned often to what is now the National Museum of Korean Democracy.
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