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report are different, the refugee applicant will be disqualified
Immigration and Foreign Affairs Office on June 18, 2018.
from the refugee status screening without any fault.” As a
Regarding this, activist Byun said, “Many articles, which
result, South Korea fails to secure fairness in the refugee
focused on ‘conflict about employment,’ ‘homelessness,’ and
guidelinesandscreeningprocess.
‘socialunrest’whiledealingwiththerefugeeacceptanceissue,
are likely to further incite hatred for refugees,” warning that
Korea
this situation will have a lasting impact on public perceptions
of
and policies on refugees. In conclusion, negative media
Commission
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coverageofrefugeeshashadanimpactonpublicperception.
anti-governmentprotestsandtorturedfor
amonth.Afterbeingreleasedonbail,
Rights
IcametoKorea.
Daily
Human
ⓒJoongAng
ⓒNational
[InterviewReport]
Icameheretomakemoney
whilestayinginKorea.
▲Theauthenticityoftherefugeeapplicant’sstatementisquestionedifthe
interpretationisinerrororfailstoconveyitsmeaningcompletely.
RefugeeHatred,FollowedbytheMedia
▲OnJuly20,2018,theJoongAngDailypublishedanarticletitled“Jeju
It is the media that has influenced the formation of the
‘Yemenrefugees’begantositontheroad”onthefrontpage,listingphotos
ofYemenirefugeeswhohadgatheredtoparticipateinajobbriefing.
public’s negative perception of refugees. At the “Meeting
for Media Role to Improve Refugee Human Rights” held on
PoorIdentificationMeasures
August31,2018,RefugeeNetworkactivistByunSu-hyunsaid,
“When the media reported on the Yemen situation, most of
The current “Act on Registration of Family Relations”
themdidn’tmakeaclearexplanationaboutthebackgroundof
stipulates only matters related to the registration and proof
theYemenicivilwarandthedangersofrefugeesreturningto
of the occurrence and change of family relationships, such
their home countries,” saying that they focused on reporting
as birth, marriage, and death of Korean citizens. As a result,
theconflictbyusingprovocativelanguagesuchas‘occupation
recognizedrefugeescannotbesubjecttoissuanceofafamily
of Islamic refugee,’ ‘refugee shock,’ and ‘hot potato.’ Also,
relationshipcertificate.Inaddition,accordingtoArticle46of
activistByunpointedout,“ThelackofunderstandingofArab
theActonRegistrationofFamilyRelations,birthregistration
culture and cultural absolutism was reflected in the article,
is allowed only to parents who are Korean nationals, so that
which had the effect of spreading negative perceptions about
it is virtually impossible to register and prove the birth of a
refugeesinadditiontounconfirmedrumors.”
childofparentswhoarenotKorean.TheKoreangovernment
In addition, the human rights discriminatory portrayal of
has only adhered to the position that children of foreigners
Yemeni refugees as homeless and socially maladjusted in the
born in Korea can register their births at the diplomatic
media also had an impact on developing negative perceptions
missions*oftheirparents’nationalities.However,forrefugees
of refugees. On July 20, 2018, the JoongAng Daily published
unabletoreturntotheircountryoforiginduetofearofbeing
an article titled “Jeju ‘Yemen refugees’ began to sit on the
persecuted,itisimpossibletovisitthediplomaticmissionsof
road” on the front page. The article used expressions such
their country. Therefore, their children born in Korea cannot
as “attempt to homelessness” and “concern about conflicts
be documented anywhere, and there is a very high possibility
with residents” by listing photos of Yemeni refugees who
thattheywillbecomestatelessineffect.
had gathered to participate in a job briefing held by the Jeju
Undocumented children who are not Korea citizens are
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