Tag: protestors

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| May 2, 2024

Picture of the Day: Animal Protestor

| October 7, 2021
World Animal Day
World Animal Day
An activist wearing a cow mask chants slogans for the welfare and rights of animals in Gwanghwamun, downtown Seoul, on Oct. 4, 2021, which is World Animal Day. (Yonhap) 

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| February 23, 2020

Leftists Break Into U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Seoul

| October 20, 2019

This isn’t the first time that the safety of the U.S. ambassador has been put at risk with protesters scaling the walls to get inside:

Members of a progressive association of Korean university students stage a protest inside the residence of U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris in Seoul on Oct. 18, 2019, in this photo captured from the group’s Facebook account. (Yonhap)

The government requested Friday that law enforcement authorities beef up security around the US Embassy and the residence of the top American diplomat in Seoul after nearly 20 university students trespassed in his residence.

Earlier in the day, 17 students and members of a progressive civic group broke into the residence of US Ambassador Harry Harris in central Seoul by climbing over its wall using a ladder. 

They staged a surprise protest criticizing Washington’s demand for a hefty rise in Seoul’s share of the cost for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong US Forces Korea. Police took the 17 and two others attempting to join them into custody for investigation.

Korea Herald

You can read more at the link, but the government says they will deal sternly with for the break in, which I doubt.