#south korean protest

[geminisee]

ok so in the span of like 5 hours:

- the south korean president declared martial law (the first time since s korea stopped being a military dictatorship in the 80s)

- claims his political opponents are insurgents working on behalf of north korea and communism

- declares that all political activity must cease (inc the national assembly/parliament), all media must be under the control of the military, and all protests/strikes are illegal

- the opposing political party immediately assembles at the national assembly in the middle of the night

- holds an emergency vote that goes thru 190-0 to declare the end to martial law (while barricading the entrances to prevent the military from entering and removing them)

- the president concedes an hour later

- civilian protesters in the streets are calling for the impeachment & arrest of the president

please feel free to add details/correct me

as of 2:40 EST Dec 3 2024

[news4nose]

South Korea has expressed reservations, asserting that a comprehensive examination of potential impacts has not been conducted, a stance echoed by environmental activists.

[aminotvxq]

I'm so proud I was part of this crowd😍😍

Yesterday on 8 December 2024, Koreans had the biggest ever protest since a series of impeachment vigils 8 years ago. Reports say around 1 to 1.4 million gathered. I'd never thought we got to do this again. But here we are. All the crowds vowed together in our hearts that we won't stop until not-my-president, not-our-president, and botched coup d'etat leader Yoon Suk-yeol is taken down in the most miserable way possible.

The protest was more than just a solemn and serious action for the greater good. It was also about festivity for democracy we all love. Hundreds of thousands of korean pop music fans, mostly in their 10s to 30s, brought their lightsticks they use for concerts and other music events. I would dare to say a club scene was there at the parliament plaza💜🩷💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🤎

Get a taste of what it felt like from this short footage I took:

Some close fellow TVXQ fans and I also brought our lightsticks to "join the party"💋❤️🍓🍑 I mean literally.

In just a couple of days, we've been bombarded by strings of frustrating and terrifying news. Emotional pain and distress, and coup-induced sleepless nights ensued. I got a beautifully sound sleep last night. The protest was where we all could heal our souls via solidarity.

I'm joining even more protests next week, and the next, and the next💋 until the lunatic pig Yoon gets politically slaughtered💋💋❤️

[gacha-incels]

[poetry-protest-pornography]

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Los Angeles: Yoon Must Resign protest at the South Korean Consulate, December 4, 2024.

The Korean community and supporters turned out against S. Korean Pres. Yoon's short-lived decree of martial law. 

Photo by Scott Scheffer

[memento-mariii]

Happy Yoon got impeached day!!!🎉🎉🎉

The National Assembly voted to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol with 204 for, 85 against, 3 abstention and 8 invalid votes.

(Fyi Yoon isn't impeached just quite yet, his case needs to go through the Constitutional Court of Korea (think like the american Supreme Court) first, but I still think this warrants celebrating.)

[girloodle]

Mmmm okay I'd rather team up with a woman who wears makeup but organizes with women and outwardly spreads a pro female message than a person who hides behind an anonymous blog while demanding ideological purity from other women and feminists.

Jesus fucking christ. I'm fucking tired. I haven't worn makeup in like 4 years out of political and laziness reasons, and I'm still fucking sick of this shit.

It doesn't have to be a choice between admitting makeup is anti feminist OR accepting women who wear makeup can play an active role in female liberation. Fuck this community is embarrassing sometimes.

[latestnews-now]

South Korea faces political turmoil as President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a travel ban following his controversial martial law declaration. Discover the key events, the role of opposition parties, and the public's reaction.

[navramanan]

no one gets beyond evil, my liberation notes, my country and the youth of may like i do

[brehaaorgana]

Martial law in a temper tantrum over things like these protestors:

(second guy intentionally stopped and posed for me to take a picture of the sign and him. His hand is doing the "cut it out" gesture, hence the blur. He checked to make sure I agreed so I gave him a thumbs up.)

imagine being a Korean person awake at like one in the morning trying to accept that the president of South Korea actually just tried to go full dictatorship by way of an emergency martial law because he was basically having a political temper tantrum and every agency and corporation in the country is all hands on deck, code red mode on everything and the military is being deployed and then the assembly revokes the martial law and then the president is like lol nevermind and now you have to get ready to work at your shitty job on a Wednesday

[gacha-incels]

this protest will be held very soon and it has 3,000+ attendants already registered!

[poetry-protest-pornography]

[poetry-protest-pornography]

This is incredible. This is how you protest song!

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Korean community in U.S. stands up against martial law

By Struggle-La Lucha Los Angeles bureau

In nearly back-to-back rallies, the Los Angeles Korean community turned out to protest the decree of martial law by White House-backed South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. Nodutdol, the youth activist organization based in the Korean diaspora in the U.S., held an emergency rally on Dec. 4 at the South Korean Consulate. Rallies were also held in the Bay Area and in New York City.

[head-post]

South Korean President Yoon faces second arrest attempt

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new arrest attempt for declaring martial law, according to Reuters.

The Presidential Security Service (PSS) this week fortified the compound with barbed wire and barricades to block access to his residence in an upscale neighbourhood known as Korea’s Beverly Hills.

Yoon faces criminal investigation for so-called insurrection over his failed attempt to impose martial law on 3 December. The move led to the issuance of the first arrest warrant for a sitting president. He also faces an impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court.

On Wednesday, one of Yoon’s lawyers, Yoon Kap-keun, said the president could not agree to the arrest warrant as it was issued by a court of the wrong jurisdiction, with the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) having no authority to probe him.

On Tuesday, Oh Dong-woon, head of the CIO for High-ranking Officials, apologised for failing to arrest the president last week after a six-hour standoff with hundreds of PSS agents and military guards at the compound.

We’ll do our best to accomplish our goal by thoroughly preparing this time with great determination that the second warrant execution will be the last.

In last week’s attempted arrest, the police and CIO were outnumbered by over 200 PSS personnel, some of whom had firearms, as well as soldiers assigned to provide security for the president.

Read more HERE