Korean Language Society Incident

Japanese: 朝鮮語学会事件 - ちょうせんごがっかいじけん

This incident was planned as part of the government-general's 1942 measures to suppress the Korean language. The Korean Language Society had been actively engaged in activities to educate and popularize the Korean language, such as creating a "Plan for the Unification of Hangul Writing System" and publishing its journal, "Hangul." However, as the country moved toward a war footing, the suppression of the use of the Korean language intensified. With the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, the suppression became more blatant, and in October of the following year, a large number of members of the Korean Language Society were arrested on the grounds of violating the Peace Preservation Law, held in the Hongwon Police Station detention center for a year, and then escorted to Hamhung. Of the approximately 30 people who were detained, 13 were put on trial, but two died in prison from torture during the trial, and 11 defendants were sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison, and the Korean Language Society was dissolved.

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Japanese:

1942年朝鮮総督府による朝鮮語弾圧策の一つとして計画された事件。朝鮮語学会は「ハングル表記法統一案」を作成し，機関紙『ハングル』を発刊するなど，朝鮮語の啓蒙，普及活動を盛んに行なっていた。しかし，臨戦体制への移行が進むにつれ，朝鮮語使用に対する弾圧が強まった。 41年太平洋戦争の勃発を機に，弾圧は露骨になり，翌年 10月，治安維持法違反を理由に語学会員を大量検挙し，洪原警察署留置場に1年間留置し，咸興に護送した。拘束されていた約 30人のうち 13人が公判に付されたが，2人は公判中に拷問により獄死，11人の被告は2～6年の懲役という判決を受け，語学会は解散した。

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