SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — An estimated 120,000 school teachers held large-scale rallies across the country Monday to mourn the recent suicide deaths of fellow teachers distressed by disgruntled parents and unruly students and to call for measures to prevent such tragedies. Following the apparent suicide of a young public school teacher in July, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — An estimated 200,000 teachers from around the country gathered in Seoul on Saturday to commemorate the recent deaths of young teachers and to call for the better protection of their rights. Dressed in black, thousands of teachers gathered near the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, for the rally. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of people rallied in Seoul on Saturday to protest Japan’s release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The rally was held near City Hall, with the participation of some 90 civic groups who have formed a coalition to protest the water release, and members [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The weekly protest rally demanding Japan’s apology to the victims of its wartime sex slavery marked its 1,600th edition Wednesday. About 200 activists, students and others gathered to participate in the 31-year-old protest in front of the former compound of the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul at noon. On [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean educational authorities are preventing students from participating in rallies, citing the Halloween crowd crush as an excuse, while attempting to restrict their everyday activities. Vice Education Minister Jang Sang-yoon held a meeting with the heads of regional education offices last Sunday, the day after the Itaewon disaster. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Iranians residing in South Korea have gathered to protest against the Iranian government’s violent crackdown on anti-hijab protests. Iranians on Wednesday staged a rally in front of the Iranian Embassy in Seoul. They raised their voices against the Iranian government’s strong crackdown on local protests involving [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Progressive activists went ahead with “drive-thru” rallies for labor rights in Seoul on Saturday, defying a police ban amid surging coronavirus infections. More than 200 vehicles participated in the parades demanding legislation for tougher punishment of companies over serious industrial accidents and legal grounds to prohibit the firing of [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Rallies and demonstrations following African American George Floyd’s death continued throughout major U.S. cities on Saturday (local time), with Korean Americans joining the peaceful protests calling for an end to racism and police brutality. An organization named “The Asia-Pacific Resident Community in Support of BLM (Black Lives Matter)” held [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of activists held a rally in central Seoul on Saturday to voice their support for the anti-racism movement in the United States that flared up after the death of George Floyd. Some 100 people participated in the rally, which was held in Myeongdong, central Seoul. Clad in [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean activists will hold a rally here this weekend to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States and remember George Floyd. Organizers said Friday they plan to gather at the central Seoul neighborhood of Myeongdong at 4 p.m. on Saturday and [...]