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The King Baeksu counterblast to Amnesty International

by Philip Gowman on 28 July, 2008

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J Scott Burgeson, aka Scott Bug, aka King Baeksu, has been monitoring the protests in Seoul pretty much nightly since they started. He’s been filing some detailed and extended eyewitness accounts over on his bulletin board.
A week or so ago Amnesty International called for the “excessive force” used by South Korean police “against peaceful protestors” [...]

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Candle-lit vigil in central London

8 June 2008 Koreans in UK
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It is the weekend when Korean culture is on display in Central London: today sees the Dano Korea Summer Festival, with traditional dancing, food, fan-making and more contemporary music in Trafalgar Square. Last night another traditional Korean activity was on show – the street protest.

An estimated 250 Koreans gathered in Whitehall opposite Downing Street to [...]

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Mad Cows: President Lee’s apology

24 May 2008 ...blow by blow

The following is the full text of President Lee Myung-bak’s statement in a live TV broadcast at Cheong Wa Dae on 22 May to address the resumption of U.S. beef imports and ratification of the Korea-U.S. FTA. Courtesy of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOIS). For those who haven’t been following the Mad Cow [...]

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