Rally against S. Korea-U.S. combined military exercise Members of the Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea, a Seoul-based progressive civic group, stage a rally near the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 22, 2022, to voice their objection to the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise that South Korea and the United States kicked off the same day against North Korean nuclear and missile threats. The annual combined military exercise is set to run through Sept. 1, involving an array of contingency drills, like concurrent field maneuvers that were not held over the past years under the preceding Moon Jae-in administration’s drive for peace with Pyongyang. (Yonhap)
In my opinion this is not a good look by these people protesting outside Moon Jae-in’s house and making a nuisance of themselves to people in the neighborhood. Whatever validity they have in their complaints I think is lost by how much of a nuisance they are making of themselves:
Cars brought by those protesting against ex-President Moon Jae-in are parked outside of Moon’s home in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday. (Yoon Min-sik/The Korea Herald)
On early Sunday, the otherwise quiet village of Pyeongsan in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province was disrupted by sounds blaring from a minivan covered with insults about former President Moon Jae-in.
“My protest is for Moon to receive legal punishment for the crimes he committed, and be expelled from Yangsan,” said Choi Young-il, a Seoul resident and member of the group calling itself the Freedom-Justice-Truth-Revolution Party.
A month had passed after Moon had stepped down as president of South Korea, but the series of protests at his Yangsan home had persisted throughout. The narrow road near the Pyeongsan town hall has become ground zero for conflicts surrounding the former president.
Rally against COVID-19 vaccine pass system for youths A parent holds her child as protestors stage a rally at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2021, to demand the government withdraw its plan to expand the COVID-19 vaccine pass system to teenagers. The system requires them to present COVID-19 vaccination or negative test certificates at multiuse facilities, including public study rooms and cram schools, a measure that critics say amounts to forcing people to get vaccinated. (Yonhap)
The easiest way to get less riot police at the THAAD site is for the protesters to assemble and protest in an area that is not blocking a public road that leads to the THAAD site:
Police officers attempt to disperse protesters blocking the delivery of equipment onto a U.S. THAAD base in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, April 28. Yonhap
A human rights committee under the National Police Agency (NPA) has recommended the law enforcement authorities to reduce the number of riot police deployed to a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile base in the southeastern county of Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province.
“As the current number of riot police there can lead to a violation of the protesters’ freedom of assembly and demonstration, the authorities should actively take necessary measures,” the committee said during a regular meeting held late September.
The NPA committee consists of 13 members ― 12 external members and one police officer from the audit and inspection division.
The committee further asked the authorities to submit additional data, based on which it can judge whether the police are guaranteeing the protesters’ freedom of assembly and demonstration.
Mobility rights for all Civil activists protest against subway operators in Seoul on Feb. 10, 2021, calling for equal mobility rights for disabled passengers. (Yonhap)
Sewol families protest probe result Bereaved family members and activists stage a rally near the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2021, in protest of the recently announced result of a prosecutorial probe into the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry, which dismissed most of the key allegations raised by them and their supporters. (Yonhap)
Drive-thru protest Police block activists’ drive-thru protest in southern Seoul on Dec. 26, 2020. They rallied to highlight their demand for legislation toughening punishment for companies in case of serious industrial accidents and other pro-labor measures. Police banned their demonstration due to concern over the new coronavirus. (Yonhap)
Gym owners protest against COVID-19 restrictions A member of the Korea Fitness Manager Association stages a one-person protest against the government’s coronavirus restrictions in front of Cheong Wa Dae on Dec. 20, 2020, demanding sports facilities be allowed to run until 9 p.m. like other facilities including restaurants and cafes. Under the current Level 2.5 social distancing scheme, indoor sports facilities, nightclubs, karaoke bars and indoor standing concert venues have been ordered to close to prevent infections. (Yonhap)
What will be interesting to see is if there is a coronavirus spike will the Moon administration blame the conservatives or the KCTU?:
This file photo shows police checking vehicles heading to Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Oct. 3, 2020, in an effort to prevent sudden illegal rallies amid the virus outbreak. (Yonhap)
Seoul police said Friday they will sternly respond to any illegal activities during rallies scheduled for this weekend amid rising concerns over possible spread of the new coronavirus.
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and its affiliate groups plan to organize gatherings across 30 locations in Seoul, including the wards of Yeongdeungpo, Mapo and Seocho, on Saturday afternoon, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said.
KCTU will also stage a separate demonstration at Yeouido Park in central Seoul.
Regular weekly anti-government rallies by conservative groups are also scheduled to be held in Seoul’s central ward of Jongno and Seocho Ward in Seoul’s southern area on Saturday afternoon.
According to police, a total of 78 outdoor rallies were scheduled to be held Saturday.
