South Korea started taking down the propaganda loudspeakers along the Demilitarized Zone on August 4, 2025, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry.
South Korea began removing its propaganda loudspeakers along the Demilitarized Zone on August 4, 2025, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry. The devices had been installed on the border with North Korea to send anti‑North Korean messages, world news, democratic ideas, and K‑pop songs across the line. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s liberal government, which came to power in June 2025, had already stopped the broadcasts that month as part of efforts to ease tensions. Officials described the removal as a practical step aimed at calming the situation while keeping the military fully prepared. South Korea carried out the action on its own, without any prior discussions with the North Korean military. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rejected the move as insincere and said North Korea had no interest in resuming dialogue. The previous conservative government had restarted the broadcasts in June 2024 after North Korea sent trash‑filled balloo...