投稿者: Raphael Rashid in Seoul
The prominence of the US flag at conservative rallies reflects a complex intersection of religion, politics and identity that defines South Korea’s far-right movementLive updates: investigators attempt to arrest YoonFull report: standoff at presidentia…
Families of the dead and missing struggle to come to terms with disaster that struck Jeju Air plane as it was coming in to land at Muan airport“A bird is stuck in the wing. We can’t land,” one passenger on board the ill-fated Jeju Air flight 7C2216 sen…
Yoon Suk Yeol’s party offered him the chance of a dignified exit but he chose to double down on his martial law gambitSouth Korean parliament votes to impeach presidentWhat happens next after vote to impeach South Korea’s president?For Yoon Suk Yeol, l…
Christmas carols, K-pop merchandise and food trucks create positive atmosphere as protesters seek to oust President Yoon over his martial law attemptWith blasting K-pop, glow sticks, food trucks and obligatory selfies, the protests that have swelled ac…
Removing the president requires a parliamentary two-thirds majority, which the opposition lacks, and approval by a constitutional court that technically might not have enough judgesSouth Korea’s opposition parties have initiated impeachment proceedings…
Defiant citizens come out in the South Korean capital to voice anger and dismay over actions of President Yoon and demand his resignationFull story: South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, facing impeachment after martial law shockLive updates: South K…
‘We’d rather perish’: protests roil South Korean women’s university over plan to admit male students
Dongduk women’s university in Seoul was set up to help women in a deeply patriarchal society, but a demographic crisis is putting that under pressureSpray paint and protest banners cover the walls and pavements of Dongduk women’s university in Seoul. “…
‘Typhoons have prevented me going to school’: The children behind South Korea’s landmark climate win
Hannah Kim, eight, and Jeah Han, 12, are part of a group of activists that won a four-year fight to tackle climate inaction. For them, it is just the beginningHannah Kim, eight, was just starting primary school when she joined the “baby climate litigat…
Absence of legally binding targets for greenhouse gas reductions from 2031-49 deemed unconstitutionalSouth Korea’s constitutional court has ruled that part of the country’s climate law does not conform with protecting the constitutional rights of futur…
The 2024 report on North Korean human rights released by South Korea’s unification ministry details an ongoing crackdown on cultural importsA 22-year-old North Korean was publicly executed for watching and sharing South Korean films and music, a new re…
Participant with the lowest resting heart rate wins contest aimed at reminding workers to stop and take a breather In downtown Seoul, in front of the iconic Gyeongbokgung palace, dozens of people of all ages sit on wet yoga mats, staring into space. So…
With a general election just months away, the party of president Yoon Suk Yeol is in crisis after his wife was accused of improperly accepting a designer handbagIt reads like a complex K-drama plot. South Korea’s first lady is secretly filmed as she’s …
Oscar-winning director leads calls for inquiry into police investigative process following death of Lee Sun-kyunA group of South Korean artists, including film director Bong Joon-ho, has called for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding th…
Activists deplore ‘distressing setback for equality’ as court backs law against ‘indecent acts’ between military personnel South Korea’s constitutional court has upheld two anti-LGBTQ+ laws including the country’s notorious military “sodomy law” for th…
A police inquiry called the Seoul crush that killed 159 a ‘man-made disaster’, yet one year on, victims’ families have no official apology, no independent inquiry and no accountabilityTime stands still in Choi Min-seok’s room. The desk is strewn with p…