Shortly ago, the federation filed a lawsuit in a court against conservative media and the representative of an ultra-right conservative organization that slandered progressive media.

But the Seoul Central District Court, siding with conservatives, made a decision that those who call for the repeal of the "Security Law" and the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from south Korea may be suspected of "following the north."

The federation in its commentary branded the court's ruling as an act of fanning up the unreasonable "racket for eliminating followers of the north".