Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
PHOTOS Red Cross photos offer glimpse of life during Korean War
A soldier stands in a crowd as refugees try to get on a train at Daegu Station on Dec. 29, 1950. ICRC via Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed previously unreleased photos of the Korean War (1950-53), offering a glimpse into the devastation, plight and hope in the face of hopelessness during the conflict.
Most of the photos feature soldiers, prisoners and refugees in South Korea. One shows a grinning boy shaking hands with an ICRC official at a prison camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. Others show prisoners enjoying sports and recreational activities.
A crowd of refugees ride on trains at Daegu Station on Dec. 29, 1950. ICRC via Yonhap
People prepare food at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, June 5, 1951. ICRC via Yonhap
People gather to see a ssireum match at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, in June 1951. ICRC via Yonhap
Two men dance on a stage at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, in June 1951. ICRC via Yonhap
A boy shakes hands with an ICRC official at a prisoner of war camp in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, June 4. ICRC via Yonhap
Red Cross officials hand out clothes to people at an elementary school in Seoul, Nov. 2, 1950. ICRC via Yonhap
Buildings are devastated after bombings in Seoul in January 1952. ICRC via Yonhap
People sell items on a street despite the lingering threat of bombings in Seoul in January 1952. ICRC via Yonhap
Red Cross officials treat a patient at Daeseong-dong, a South Korean village close to the North Korean border, Feb. 19, 1952. ICRC via Yonhap
A train is crowded with prisoners of war in Munsan, Gyeonggi Province, in May 1953. ICRC via Yonhap
Red Cross officials pose in front of a care center in Incheon in June 1955. ICRC via Yonhap