New Evidence Suggests Blue House Meddled in Dissolution of Opposition Party and Sewol Fact-finding

by ZoominKorea | Dec 8, 2016 | Democracy, News

Recently leaked evidence suggests Park Geun-hye’s former chief of staff Kim Ki-choon may have meddled in the Constitutional Court’s controversial 2014 ruling to dissolve the opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP). A journal left behind by the late Kim Young-han,...

[Analysis] How To Remove Park Geun-hye: Three Different Scenarios

by ZoominKorea | Dec 5, 2016 | Analysis, Democracy

A historic 2.32 million people joined mass protests across the country last Saturday to demand that Park Geun-hye step down. The majority of the country agrees that she should, but how exactly? What is the difference between impeachment versus resignation versus...

Park Outmaneuvers Opposition; Protests Amp up Call for Immediate Ouster

by ZoominKorea | Dec 3, 2016 | Democracy, News

Park Geun-hye, who faced imminent impeachment at the start of this week, blindsided opposition parties on Tuesday with what appeared to be an offer of resignation. And with this game-changing move, she has effectively put off impeachment and may even avoid it all...

South Koreans to Launch General Strike and National Civil Disobedience for Park’s Ouster

by ZoominKorea | Nov 29, 2016 | Democracy, News Headlines, SK News

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the organizers of the mass protests to oust Park Geun-hye called for a nation-wide strike on Wednesday, November 30. Over 300,000 workers of KCTU-affiliates including the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU), Korean...

Dissent in the Economic Miracle (7) – The Democratic Labor Movement

by ZoominKorea | Nov 23, 2016 | Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles

Continued from Part 6   THE DEMOCRATIC LABOR MOVEMENT, 1987-1989 When Roh Tae Woo made public the platform on which he would run for president, it sounded more progressive and democratic than either of his opponents, Kim Dae Jung or Kim Yong Sam. Not only did he...

[Report] November 19 Candlelight Vigil for Ouster of Park Geun-hye

by ZoominKorea | Nov 21, 2016 | Democracy, SK News

On November 19, New York City community organizer Yul-san Liem and artist-activist Sehwan Kim joined the mass demonstration to demand the ouster of Park Geun-hye in Seoul. Liem and Kim provided on-site live updates and wrote a report summarizing the day of action and...