South Korean government’s mantra to protect lives in the name of the public health crisis restricted the right to peacefully protest for Koreans, raising a question on whether the government’s duty to protect lives should supersede a duty to protect civil rights.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Thirty-two years ago, involuntarily laid-off Jeon Gun-seob rejected his older siblings’ offer to live in their house. And, with an impaired left leg, he limped to the Seoul Train Station. Since then, his everyday night job has been to find a seemingly warmest spot to sleep in- and outside the station, along […]
CHEONGNYANGNI, SEOUL – The 2018 Korean Thanksgiving Day was on Sept. 24. It’s a long-waited season for many Korean grandparents – as they rarely get to see their adult sons and daughters swamped with their busy everyday life in one of most fast-pacing countries in the world. Cheongnyangni station, a major train hub in South […]
NORYANGJIN, SEOUL – Noryangjin Goshichon, or “Exam Village,” is a land of hope. It is a congested, dull neighborhood in a middle of Seoul where its residents hope they could get out as soon as possible, hopefully with an outcome. Located just south of Han River, it is a place that break times are discouraged, […]
Journalism Blog By Sean Na 