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South Koreans support Hong Kong as they recall their own struggle for freedom
//Two hundred people in black marched from Seoul City Hall to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in late November in support of the Hong Kong anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (anti- ELAB) Movement.
//They chanted slogans and held banners in Korean, English, and Chinese that read “We support Hong Kong Resistance”.
//“I stand with Hong Kong because their demands are fundamental human rights. And we believe the five demands are right,”
//South Korea has its own bloody history of democratic movements in the decades after the Korean War in the ’60s.
//“It saddens me to see citizens of Hong Kong getting hurt like what happened in Gwangju Uprising in 1980,” Kim sighs, a 57-year-old docent of the Asia Culture Center in Gwangju.
//“In both the Gwangju uprising and the anti-extradition bill movement, there is the suppression of democracy. Freedom of speech is violated and police officers do not face investigation for their brutality against protesters in Hong Kong,”
//“To help prevent a repeat of Gwangju history, some South Korean students have stood up to fight with Hong Kong,” Lim says, “And this is also why people in Gwangju support Hong Kong as well.”
//some South Koreans supporting Hong Kong’s democracy movement have also set up Lennon walls, mostly on campus, to encourage Hong Kong students studying in South Korea.
//“The saddest thing is that the students get hurt and die during their fight. I hope no one gets hurt any more […] I sincerely hope for the victory in Hong Kong,” said Bae Eun-sim, mother of Lee Han-yeol, who died after the June Democracy Movement of 1987.
//Despite strong resistance from Chinese students, a group of ordinary Korean citizens created a Facebook page, “Hong Kong Protest Lennon Wall in South Korea”, as a safer platform to express opinions and support the movement.
//While condemning vicious attacks on the physical Lennon Walls, the administrator stresses that they are not against any nationality and believe no discriminatory comments should be posted.
//Several other universities removing Lennon Walls on university campuses aroused suspicion about pressure from China.
//Students immediately responded to the measure and regarded it as further diminishing South Korea’s freedom of speech.
//“It is dubious. Some people think the South Korean media is being censored by pressure from pro-China groups,”
//“We ask Korean media to provide the public with in-depth reports that explain the root causes of the Hong Kong protest and its significance,” they say, “we would like to know the change in the social climate of Hong Kong after the 2019 Hong Kong local elections.”
Full article: HKFP, (4-May)
Further reading:
52 Korean Civil Society Organizations Denounce the Arrest of Pro-Democracy Figures by Hong Kong Police: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19832
Support of Hongkongers' Pro-democracy Movement from Korea
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16994
Korean supporters take a photo with "Five demands, not one less" gesture and post in #Instagram everyday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16155
#Korea #GlobalSupport #antiELAB #5demands #freedom #GwangjuUprising #LennoWall #Censorship #Democracy
South Koreans support Hong Kong as they recall their own struggle for freedom
//Two hundred people in black marched from Seoul City Hall to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in late November in support of the Hong Kong anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (anti- ELAB) Movement.
//They chanted slogans and held banners in Korean, English, and Chinese that read “We support Hong Kong Resistance”.
//“I stand with Hong Kong because their demands are fundamental human rights. And we believe the five demands are right,”
//South Korea has its own bloody history of democratic movements in the decades after the Korean War in the ’60s.
//“It saddens me to see citizens of Hong Kong getting hurt like what happened in Gwangju Uprising in 1980,” Kim sighs, a 57-year-old docent of the Asia Culture Center in Gwangju.
//“In both the Gwangju uprising and the anti-extradition bill movement, there is the suppression of democracy. Freedom of speech is violated and police officers do not face investigation for their brutality against protesters in Hong Kong,”
//“To help prevent a repeat of Gwangju history, some South Korean students have stood up to fight with Hong Kong,” Lim says, “And this is also why people in Gwangju support Hong Kong as well.”
//some South Koreans supporting Hong Kong’s democracy movement have also set up Lennon walls, mostly on campus, to encourage Hong Kong students studying in South Korea.
//“The saddest thing is that the students get hurt and die during their fight. I hope no one gets hurt any more […] I sincerely hope for the victory in Hong Kong,” said Bae Eun-sim, mother of Lee Han-yeol, who died after the June Democracy Movement of 1987.
//Despite strong resistance from Chinese students, a group of ordinary Korean citizens created a Facebook page, “Hong Kong Protest Lennon Wall in South Korea”, as a safer platform to express opinions and support the movement.
//While condemning vicious attacks on the physical Lennon Walls, the administrator stresses that they are not against any nationality and believe no discriminatory comments should be posted.
//Several other universities removing Lennon Walls on university campuses aroused suspicion about pressure from China.
//Students immediately responded to the measure and regarded it as further diminishing South Korea’s freedom of speech.
//“It is dubious. Some people think the South Korean media is being censored by pressure from pro-China groups,”
//“We ask Korean media to provide the public with in-depth reports that explain the root causes of the Hong Kong protest and its significance,” they say, “we would like to know the change in the social climate of Hong Kong after the 2019 Hong Kong local elections.”
Full article: HKFP, (4-May)
Further reading:
52 Korean Civil Society Organizations Denounce the Arrest of Pro-Democracy Figures by Hong Kong Police: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19832
Support of Hongkongers' Pro-democracy Movement from Korea
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16994
Korean supporters take a photo with "Five demands, not one less" gesture and post in #Instagram everyday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16155
#Korea #GlobalSupport #antiELAB #5demands #freedom #GwangjuUprising #LennoWall #Censorship #Democracy
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
South Koreans support Hong Kong as they recall their own struggle for freedom
By Eve Lee, Fiona Cheung, Soohyun Kim and Tiffany Chong Two hundred people in black marched from Seoul City Hall to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in late November in support of the Hong Kong anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (anti- ELAB)…