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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...