Yoon, South Korea and Protests

South Korea: Dozens protest outside court in Seoul to demand Yoon's resignation
Protests calling for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol continued on Monday in Seoul, as the Constitutional Court deliberates whether to uphold an impeachment decision by parliament or reinstate him.
South Korea: Yoon supporters hold protest rallies outside judge's alleged home
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol have been holding a string of protest rallies in front of an alleged residence of the Constitutional Court's Acting Chief Justice, Moon Hyung-bae, for days,
South Korea prosecutors indict 63 over courthouse rampage by Yoon supporters
South Korean prosecutors indicted on Monday 63 people for their role in storming a court building last month to protest the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, with some facing charges carrying up to a seven-year jail term,
South Korea's Parliament Presses for Yoon's Removal as Impeachment Trial Winds Down
Judges of the Constitutional Court attend the impeachment trial of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated,
Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms
Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended
At a crossroads - What kind of leader does South Korea need now?
WATCHING the large crowds gathering across South Korea to protest the current political disruptions, foreign observers agree ...
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South Korea parents protest over student vaccine pass mandate
SEOUL--Several parents’ associations in South Korea held protests on Thursday against a vaccine pass mandate for children aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19 among teenagers. From ...
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What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an authoritarian power-grab
South Koreans reversed a martial law decree in just 6 hours, showing how ordinary citizens and politicians can take fast action to uphold democracy.
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Riot in the Court: The Charges and Fallout
South Korean prosecutors have charged 63 individuals involved in a violent protest against the detention of impeached ...
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The Roots of South Korea’s Political Crisis
Less than two weeks later, with South Korea’s highest court still reviewing Yoon’s case, acting President Han Duck-soo was ...
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South Korean women are calling their leaders into account
South Korean women are at the center of the weekly protests calling for the removal of President Yoon Suk- yeol. They see Yoon, among other things, as an obstacle to women’s rights. That’s hardly ...
How South Korea’s Constitutional Court is deciding on the president’s future
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is putting up a desperate fight for his political life at Seoul’s Constitutional Court ...
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South Korea protests Japanese leaders' offerings to Yasukuni shrine
SEOUL--South Korea on Sunday protested Japanese Prime ... Past offerings there by Japanese leaders have led to protests from the two countries. Kishida and some cabinet members sent ritual ...
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TN Samsung workers go on protest after three union leaders suspended
Workers at Samsung’s Sriperumbudur plant in Tamil Nadu have announced an indefinite protest until the company management ...