South Korean Progressives to Washington: Support Peace Talks and Halt the War Exercises

by ZoominKorea | Mar 27, 2018 | Korean Diaspora, News, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, Peace and Militarism, US-NK Relations, US-ROK Alliance, US-ROK Alliance

Kim Jong-hoon, a member of South Korea’s National Assembly and co-chair of the progressive Minjung Party, led a delegation to Washington on March 20-21 to appeal to U.S. lawmakers about supporting efforts for peace on the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. Congress and Senate...

Koreans around the World Say “No” to Warmongering Trump

by ZoominKorea | Nov 6, 2017 | Korean Diaspora, News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-ROK Alliance

Ahead of Donald Trump’s visit to South Korea on November 7, Koreans in South Korea and overseas organized a series of protests in multiple cities to denounce the U.S. government’s continued military provocations and war threats directed at North Korea. In South Korea,...

[NEWS] US-ROK Alliance Commit to Continuing Military Exercises; U.S. Lawmakers Push to Prevent First Strike on North Korea

by ZoominKorea | Nov 3, 2017 | Korean Diaspora, News, News Headlines, US-ROK Alliance

US and South Korean Defense Chiefs Agree to Increase Scale of Military Exercises and US Strategic Assets in Korea The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs agreed last week to bolster their joint military capabilities against North Korea. At the 49th annual US-ROK...

U.S. Bans Entry of S Korean Activists Opposed to Trump’s War Threats in Korea

by ZoominKorea | Oct 27, 2017 | Korean Diaspora, News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, SK News, Trump

*Sign in photo reads, “”We condemn the U.S. for denying entry” | Photo: Ban Trump’s Crazy Action (BTC) delegation Fourteen members of the Fellowship of South Korean Youth — calling themselves the “Ban Trump’s Crazy...

One Million South Koreans to Take the Streets to Oust Park Geun-hye and Ruling Party

by ZoominKorea | Nov 11, 2016 | Democracy, Korean Diaspora, SK News

Organizing and Building Momentum Since late October, when news broke of the government corruption scandal involving South Korean president Park Geun-hye, South Korean citizens have demanded the removal of Park and her administration from office. Last week on November...

Raising the Spirit of Farmer Baek Nam-gi for People Power Mobilization

by ZoominKorea | Oct 4, 2016 | Democracy, Korean Diaspora, News Headlines, SK News

30,000 Join Memorial for Baek Nam-gi On October 1, over 30,000 people gathered to commemorate Baek Nam-gi, who passed away on September 25 after spending over 300 days in a coma. The 69-year-old farmer was induced into a coma after the police struck him with...