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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 03:24

Portraits of Sewol ferry disaster victims ― mostly Danwon High School students ― are removed from a memorial altar set up inside a tent at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Sunday, to be taken to a temporary storage room under the City Hall library. Victims' families and the Seoul Metropolitan Government agreed recently on a plan to take down the tents and set up an altern...

2019-03-17 16:30

Stop racial discrimination

Migrant workers rally near Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, Sunday, in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism. Participants called for establishment of laws to ban discrimination and to ensure the basic rights of some 2 million foreigners in the country. / Yonhap

2019-03-17 16:30

Demanding truth

Yoon Ji-oh, a key witness to the late actress Jang Ja-yeon's sex abuse case, and members of civic groups, including the Korea Women's Hot Line, stage a rally in front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul, Friday, calling for the prosecution to conduct a thorough investigation into Jang's death. The actress committed suicide in 2009, leaving a letter revealing...

2019-03-15 17:08

Against gender stereotypes

Members of Political Mamas, a civic group, get covered in paint during the “Pink No More” campaign in front of the Government Complex Seoul, Thursday. During the campaign, the group will collect examples of gender-stereotyped media programs and recommend the producers correct the practice. /Yonhap

2019-03-14 16:43

The sky is clear in central Seoul, Wednesday, as the level of fine dust was “normal” and that of ultrafine dust, “good,” as a cold wind spell blew away the pollution that has blanketed the capital for days. Seoul and other parts of the country recently suffered their worst ever fine dust conditions for over a week. / Yonhap

2019-03-13 16:54

Suffocating fine dust

A member of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movements wear a gas mask during a protest at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Tuesday, to urge the government to reduce the operation of diesel cars to lower fine dust levels. Seoul's dust and fine dust levels were “very bad” on the day. The levels are expected to become lower today, with the last of a cold snap hit...

2019-03-12 18:20

Against labor deal

Union heads representing young, female and irregular employees hold a press conference at a civic group office in Seoul, Monday, denouncing the recent agreement of the Economic, Social and Labor Council (ESLC) to expand the application period of the flexible work hour system. Three of four representatives from the council's labor sector have boycotted the council meetings, sa...

2019-03-11 17:05

Against gender pay gap

Participants in an International Women's Day event at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul wave placards, Friday, to protest the gender pay gap, saying Korean female workers should leave work at 3 p.m. as they receive only 65 percent of a man's salary on average. / Yonhap

2019-03-08 17:07

Heavy snow in March

A snowplow removes snow on the road in Misiryeong, a ridge between Inje and Goseong in Gangwon Province, Thursday, as heavy snow blanketed many parts of the province, with Misiryeong having 26 centimeters of snowfall. / Yonhap

2019-03-07 17:55

Against minimum wage reform

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions chant a slogan in opposition to the government's labor policies such as expanding the scope of flexible work hours and changing the minimum wage decision process, in a rally to declare their one-day strike in Yeouido, Seoul, Wednesday. The hardline umbrella union had pledged an all-out protest, but none of its major affiliat...

2019-03-06 17:06

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