by ZoominKorea | Oct 20, 2017 | Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles, News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, SK News
“World without precarious labor, world without war!” On October 15, ten thousand people gathered in Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall to celebrate the launch of a new progressive party. The Minjung (People) Party is the amalgamation of two left-leaning parties,...
by ZoominKorea | Oct 2, 2017 | Labor and People's Struggles, News, News Headlines, SK News
Irregular public school workers (kitchen staff, librarians, daycare teachers, etc. who work part-time or on short-term contracts with no benefits or job security) began a hunger strike on September 27 for an indefinite period of time. They are protesting the Seoul...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 19, 2017 | Democracy, News, News Headlines, SK News
On June 16, the chief of the National Police Agency of South Korea issued an apology to the family of fallen activist and farmer Baek Nam-gi. Baek died from severe injuries after being struck by high-powered blasts of water shot by riot police during a mass...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 30, 2017 | News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, SK News, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance
At 8 am on March 29, construction vehicles attempted to drive through the village of Soseong-ri to enter the deployment site for the THAAD missile system. The vehicles were reportedly carrying equipment used for geological surveys, possibly for the purpose of...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 10, 2017 | Democracy, News, News Headlines, SK News, Weekly News
The South Korean Constitutional Court delivered a unanimous verdict to impeach Park Geun-hye on Friday March 10, 2017 after 92 days of deliberation. The Court had considered five grounds for impeachment as put forth by the National Assembly: Violation of the...
by ZoominKorea | Feb 10, 2017 | Democracy, News Headlines, SK News, Weekly News
It has been two months since the South Korean National Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of impeaching Park Geun-hye for her involvement in the corruption scandal with her confidante Choi Soon-sil, and South Korean citizens are growing concerned about the...
