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‘Comfort women’ redress movement in S. Korea marks 18th anniversary
During World War II, approximately 200,000 "comfort women," acting as gifts from the Japanese emperor, were coerced into being sex…
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South Korean police attack villagers protesting naval base
According to the Environment News Service , hundreds of police attacked protesting villagers on Jan. 18 in Jeju-do, or Jeju…
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U.S. ‘liberators’ turned South Korea into a neo-colony
While all of Korea was brutally colonized by Japanese imperialist forces for nearly half a century, for the people of…
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South Korean autoworkers occupy plant, fight layoffs
In the past two months, South Korean auto workers have been fighting against massive layoffs announced by Ssangyong Motor Co.,…
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The Real Threats to Peace in Korea: Washington and Tokyo
The response of U.S. and Japanese authorities to the reported North Korean satellite launch is the height of imperial hypocrisy.…
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Remembering activist Yoomi Jeong
Yoomi Jeong, one of the members of the ANSWER Coalition national steering committee, has died after a two-year battle with…
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U.S. officials approved cowardly executions of South Korean prisoners
According to an Associated Press report on recently declassified records, U.S. military officials gave their consent to mass executions carried…
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Fuel crisis sparks global protests
Hundreds of farmers, truckers and taxi drivers blocked roads in and around Brussels, Belgium, on the eve of a European…
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South Korean people resist neoliberal beef policy
South Koreans, mobilizing in mass against efforts by U.S. transnational corporations to force-feed them U.S. beef, may be headed for…
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South Korean protests stop U.S. beef imports
Militant protests in South Korea have successfully pressured the South Korean government to delay a planned resumption of U.S. beef…
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