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...
by ZoominKorea | Jan 6, 2017 | NK News, SK News, US-ROK Alliance, Weekly News
SOUTH KOREA NEWS South Korea’s Ongoing Political Circus In her first public appearance since the South Korean national assembly voted to impeach her, Park Geun-hye met with a select group of reporters on January 1 to deny all allegations against her and accuse her...
