South Korea

Why We’ll Keep Going Back To BIW

September 1, 2016 Bruce Gagnon, www.timesrecord.com Resist! South Korea, US military

By Bruce Gagnon for The Times Record - I recently returned from a nearly month-long trip to South Korea where I, and two others from Veterans For Peace, visited several farming villages that have been devastated by the expansion of bases for US military operations in the region. While gone I missed the West Bath Court arraignment for the Zumwalt 12 arrestees. We were arrested at BIW during the June 18 ‘christening’ of the second Zumwalt stealth destroyer.

South Koreans Shave Heads To Protest US Missile System

August 26, 2016 Minwoo Park, www.reuters.com Resist! Protests, South Korea, US military

By Minwoo Park for Reuters - About 900 South Koreans shaved their heads on Monday to protest against a government decision to place a missile defense system designed to counter North Korean missile threats, in the southeastern county of Seongju. Tension has run high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and followed up with a satellite launch and a string of test launches of missiles. South Korea announced in July that a U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense unit would be deployed in Seonjgu, but residents have protested, citing safety fears over the system's sophisticated radar and its potential to be a wartime target.

Japan, South Korea Halt Wheat Imports Following Discovery

August 8, 2016 Staff, www.mintpressnews.com Resist! Food and Agriculture, Japan, Monsanto, South Korea

By Staff of MintPress News - MINNEAPOLIS — The discovery of unapproved GMO wheat in a Washington state farmers’ field could have serious consequences for U.S. exports of the staple crop. On July 29, the USDA published a statement from its Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),confirming the discovery of “22 genetically engineered (GE) wheat plants growing in an unplanted agricultural field in Washington State.”

‘Comfort Women’ Survivors And Advocates Distraught By ‘Healing Foundation’

July 30, 2016 Staff, www.zoominkorea.org Resist! Sexual Abuse, South Korea

By Staff of Zoom in Korea - On July 28, a dozen South Korean university students disrupted the launching of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation – established by the South Korean government to dole out a lump-sum donation by the Japanese government to victims of sexual slavery during WWII. The students staged a protest delaying the foundation’s launch press conference for 30 minutes, after which they were forcibly removed by the police. Outside the launching ceremony, civil society organizations including the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (Jeongdaehyeop) rallied to protest the foundation’s launch.

S. Korean Prime Minister & Defense Minister Pelted With Eggs Over US Militarism

July 18, 2016 Kim Il-woo, www.english.hani.co.kr Resist! South Korea, US military

By Kim Il-woo for The Hankyoreh - Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Defense Minister Han Min-koo made their great escape from a bus parked next to the Seongju County Office in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, at 5:30 pm on July 15. Shielded by security guards and police officers, Hwang and Han were off the bus in an instant and disappeared behind the County Office. County residents who had been surrounding the bus shouted and ran after them. One of them said, “That guy they call the Prime Minister is busy trying to stay out of sight and run away. How pathetic!”

No THAAD In South Korea!

July 14, 2016 Bruce K. Gagnon, www.space4peace.blogspot.com Resist! South Korea

By Bruce K. Gagnon for Organizing Notes - The Pentagon has already deployed THAAD (Theatre High Altitude Area Defense) 'missile defense' (MD) systems in Japan and in Guam. And now the US has announced the coming deployment of several THAAD batteriesinside South Korea. The Pentagon officially says the THAAD system would be used to protect against North Korean missiles. There are various layers to the US MD system and THAAD would be used to pick off missiles that fly at a higher altitude.

Jailed Activist On Hunger Strike Worsens, Act Now

June 15, 2016 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Democracy, Hunger Strike, South Korea

By Popular Resistance. Seoul, South Korea - As we have written before, the South Korean government of Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of the former military dictator Park Chung-Hee, is using the National Security Law to arrest and jail peaceful activists. One young activist in particular needs our help. Her name is Kim Hye-Young and she was arrested in the summer of 2015 during a sit-in at a peaceful protest. She has thyroid cancer and a panic disorder and she has been in jail ever since. She was sentenced to two years in prison. She must be released because not only is this an outrageous sentence for her political expression, but the conditions in jail are harming her health. Kim Young-Hye went on hunger strike shortly after her formal sentencing on May 26, 2016. Her health is deteriorating further.

Navy Tries To Kill Gangjeong Village On Jeju

April 1, 2016 Bruce K. Gagnon, www.space4peace.blogspot.com Create! Land Rights, Navy, South Korea, State Violence

By Bruce K. Gagnon for Space 4 Peace - The South Korean Navy is demanding damages from local groups and residents in Jeju Island for “taxpayer losses” incurred by their opposition to the construction of a new naval base. The groups targeted include the village association of Gangjeong in the city of Seogwipo. “On Mar. 28, we filed a suit with Seoul Central District Court for the exercise of indemnity rights for the Jeju multi-purpose port complex,” the Navy announced in a press release on Mar. 29.

South Korean Workers Fight Conservative Government

December 17, 2015 Yola Kipcak, www.marxist.com Resist! South Korea, Workers Rights and Jobs

By Yola Kipcak for In Defense of Marxism - In the aftermath of the largest demonstration so far on 14 November, the leader of the radical Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), Han Sang-gyun, has been arrested by 2000 police officers surrounding the Buddhist temple where he had been hiding since 16 November. Their offices have been raided and another 14 trade unionists have been arrested as well. Despite the government’s attempts to ban the follow-up demonstration on 5 December, another 30,000 took to the streets to oppose their actions.

South Korea Protests: Seoul Rally Against Park Geun-Hye

December 9, 2015 Staff, www.bbc.com Resist! Protests, South Korea

By Staff of BBC - Tens of thousands of protesters in South Korea have held a mass rally against a raft of government policies that they say weaken democracy. The protest was big, rowdy and attended by a wide cross section of people but there was no repeat of violence which marred a similar rally last month. About 18,000 police were deployed in the capital, Seoul. Protesters oppose plans including changes to labour laws and greater controls over history textbooks.

South Korea Vows No Tolerance Against Labor Protesters

November 15, 2015 Jack Kim, www.reuters.com Resist! Labor, Labor Rights, South Korea

By Jack Kim for Reuters. The South Korean government vowed on Sunday to crack down on any more violent protests, a day after dozens were arrested during a rally against labor reforms, the largest street protest of President Park Geun-hye's term. Organizers say they will take to the streets again on Dec. 5. More than 60,000 people took part in Saturday's protest, according to police, and a group of a few dozen fought with the police at the front line, trying to break through barricades of police buses blocking off downtown Seoul's main thoroughfare. Police used water canons to disperse the crowd and sprayed liquid laced with an irritant found in chilli pepper to fight off protesters swinging metal pipes and sharpened bamboo sticks.

Asian Pivot: Navy Trying To Kill Gangjeong Village

August 27, 2015 Bruce Gagnon, www.space4peace.blogspot.com Resist! Asian Pivot, Jeju Island, South Korea, Wars and Militarism

By Bruce Gagnon, Organizing Notes - As we were preparing to leave Gangjeong village we looked into the sky as a formation of Navy Blue Angel war planes came screaming over the village. For the next 15 or so minutes they went back and forth directly over Gangjeong doing various stunts. One of the stunts brought the planes very low in an ear splitting maneuver. The Navy was sending a message to Gangjeong village. The message was loud and clear. "We own you now. Your village will become a war base. There is nothing you can do. We will project power against China from Jeju Island. You'd better get used to the idea." This is the way the US military empire thinks and the way they treat people who stand in their way. Just before we went on the air for the radio interview we learned that the Navy is planning to demand that Gangjeong villagers pay $20 million (USD) in fines for disruption of construction operations on the base now nearing completion.

Women March For Peace In Historic Korean Border Crossing

May 26, 2015 Nadia Prupis, www.commondreams.org Resist! North Korea, Peace, South Korea, Wars and Militarism

An international group of women activists, including Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace laureates, on Sunday crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea in a call for global peace and reconciliation. "We are walking for a peaceful world, we are walking for a peaceful world," the activists sang as they crossed one section of the heavily fortified two-mile-wide zone. WomenCrossDMZ hit a brief roadblock when the activists were denied an attempt to walk across the final stretch, but they were able to make the crossing by bus. "Not only have we received the blessing for our historic crossing, we've gotten both Korean governments to communicate. That is a success," one of the Nobel Peace laureates, Leymah Gbowee, who was recognized in 2011 for her role in Liberian peace movement, told CBS News.

Women’s Peace Walk Across The Korean DMZ Impeded

May 21, 2015 Code Pink, www.codepink.org Resist! North Korea, Peace, South Korea, Wars and Militarism, Women

International, Northern and Southern Korean women activists who plan to cross the Korean Demilitarized Zone said Wednesday they are determined to move forward with their walk, despite the announcement that United Nations authorities can't guarantee their safety if they walk from the North to the South at Panmunjom. Panmunjom is where the Korean War armistice agreement was signed, and it is critical to the delegates that the DMZ crossing take place at this symbolic site. Officials in Pyongyang have informed organizer Christine Ahn, a Korean-American peace activist, that without a formal letter from Seoul approving a crossing at Panmunjom they may have to cross at another location. Ahn said the group has been advised to consider crossing from nearby Kaesong on a highway that is used mainly for civilian and commercial purposes.

Women Walk For Peace In Korea

March 28, 2015 Ann Wright, www.PopularResistance.org Resist! Korea, North Korea, South Korea, Wars and Militarism

In May 2015, in just under two months, 30 women from around the world will walk for peace in Korea. We are hoping to meet with North Korean women and learn about their hopes and aspirations for a reunited Korea free from war. We are also hoping to meet with South Korean women and learn about their hopes and aspirations for a reunited Korea free from war. As if that weren’t challenging enough, we hope to cross the De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) that divides them and millions of families. You can visit our website to learn more about who is walking and why we’re walking to reunite families and end the Korean War. As you can imagine, it is quite the epic journey that requires traveling through Beijing, obtaining visas, coordinating travel from a dozen different countries, and everything else that comes with such a major overseas trip. Most of our delegation of dedicated women peacemakers are paying their own way, but the reality is that it is a costly event. But the impact could be “game changing” as The Nation journalist, Tim Shorrock, tweeted last week.

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