Posts Tagged With: protesters

Foreigners Hold Protest In Gangnam Against Korean Prostitution

» by GI Korea January 21st, 2012 at 3:59 am » Comments (24)

I am curious to who these foreigners participating in this "flash mob" are because in my experience most foreigners in Korea could care less about prostitution?: Expats can commonly be found ...more »

Picture of the Day: Lone Star Protest

» by GI Korea November 20th, 2011 at 12:47 pm » Comments (24)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Leaders of Korea Exchange Bank's union attempt to enter the building of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) in Seoul on Nov. 18, 2011, as the FSC ...more »

Picture of the Day: Long Protest Ends

» by GI Korea November 12th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Kim Jin-sook, a labor activist, cheers after coming down from a 35-meter tower crane at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction's shipyard in Busan on Nov. 10, ...more »

American Useful Idiot Arrested for Vandalism At Cheju Naval Base

» by GI Korea November 7th, 2011 at 3:42 am » Comments (9)

Considering all the crazy activists already in South Korea do they really need to import loons like this from the US?: A visiting U.S. activist has been arrested on charges of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Low Turn Out for FTA Protest

» by GI Korea November 4th, 2011 at 12:48 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Protesters shout slogans calling for re-negotiating the free trade agreement with the United States during a rally near the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 3, ...more »

Korean Left Mobilizes Protesters To “Occupy Seoul”

» by GI Korea October 15th, 2011 at 5:46 pm » Comments (41)

Well it appears the usual suspects on the Korean left are latching on to what the usual suspects in the American left are currently doing by launching their own "Occupy ...more »

Picture of the Day: Flower Power

» by GI Korea October 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

Members of volunteer group Young Challenger promote world peace in Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul on Sunday. [Chosun Ilbo] Every time I see Korean activists with the flower hats I can't help ...more »

Protesters Claim Cheju Naval Base Destroying Cultural Assets

» by GI Korea September 6th, 2011 at 4:19 pm » Comments (16)

This past weekend saw clashes with the riot police over the construction of the Cheju Naval Base. As I have suspected the Korean left isn't getting much traction with the ...more »

Seoul Policemen Disciplined Due To Anti-US Protesters

» by GI Korea August 26th, 2011 at 9:23 am » Comments (21)

It doesn't seem this incident with the US Ambassador was all that serious so hopefully this discipline of the police officers isn't all that serious either: Two mid-ranking police officers have ...more »

Pro-North Korea Activists Try To Turn Cheju Naval Base Construction Into An Anti-US Issue

» by GI Korea August 19th, 2011 at 4:08 pm » Comments (19)

I knew after I read this Japan Focus article that the protests over the construction of the ROK military's Cheju naval base was going to be hijacked by the usual ...more »