Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Damaged Court Building in Seoul

Recovery work at court attacked by protesters
Recovery work at court attacked by protesters
People clean up destroyed equipment at the Seoul Western District Court in the capital on Jan. 19, 2025, after angry supporters of detained President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed into the court in an act of violent vandalism following the court’s decision to formally arrest Yoon over his failed martial law bid. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Lee Jae-myung Heads Back to Court Over Corruption Charges

Opposition leader at court
Opposition leader at court
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, appears at the Central District Court in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, to attend a hearing regarding corruption accusations related to realty projects while serving as the mayor of Seongnam in the mid-2010s. The allegations also involve bribe-taking from Seongnam FC, a football club. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Anti-US Rally in Seoul

Anti-U.S. rally
Anti-U.S. rally
Members of a progressive civic group have their hair shaved off during a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 16, 2025, to call for the U.S. government not to support the South Korean administration under acting President Choi Sang-mok and stop what they call Washington’s interference in the internal affairs of South Korea. (Yonhap)