Tag: protests

Picture of the Day: KCTU Protests Iran War

Anti-war rally
Anti-war rally
Portraits for victims of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran are laid out as protestors from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a rally in front of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on March 25, 2026 to express their objection to the war with Iran and South Korea’s dispatch of troops to the conflict. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Anti-Trump Protest in Seoul

Anti-U.S. rally
Anti-U.S. rally
A protestor wearing a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in an anti-Trump rally organized by an alliance of civic groups in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on March 16, 2026, after Trump demanded in a social media post that other nations, including South Korea, deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to secure oil shipments. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Anti-Trump Protest in Seoul

Anti-U.S. rally
Anti-U.S. rally
Protestors wearing masks of U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance take part in an anti-Trump rally organized by an alliance of civic groups in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 27, 2026, after Trump said he’s raising “reciprocal” tariffs and auto duties on South Korea to 25 percent from 15 percent as he argued the Asian ally’s legislature has not yet completed a domestic process to implement a bilateral trade deal. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Paid Protesters?

Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Members of a progressive civic group stage a protest rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 7, 2026, to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump for the United States’ invasion of Venezuela and capture of its President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation on Jan. 3. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Koreans Protest In Support of Dictator

Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Members of civic groups stage a protest rally in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2026, to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump for the United States capturing of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation on Jan. 3. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Protest Against Presidential Corruption Case

Protest over prosecution's lack of appeal in development case
Protest over prosecution’s lack of appeal in development case
Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the main opposition People Power Party, speaks in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2025, as the party’s lawmakers stage a protest rally against the prosecution’s decision not to appeal a high-profile development corruption case linked to President Lee Jae Myung from his time as mayor of Seongnam, which critics allege was a result of government interference. (Yonhap)

Tweet of the Day: Palestinian Protesters Appear in South Korea

Tweet of the Day: Anti-China Protest in Seoul

Picture of the Day: Activists Protest Against Korean Investment in the U.S.

Call for review of U.S. investment
Call for review of U.S. investment
Civic activists chant slogans in central Seoul on Oct. 21, 2025, calling for a comprehensive review of South Korean investments planned for the United States. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Pro-Iran Protest Outside U.S. Embassy in South Korea

Anti-U.S. rally
Anti-U.S. rally
Members of progressive civic groups stage a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on June 23, 2025, to condemn the U.S. strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites over the weekend. (Yonhap)