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Videos Show Police in South Korea Dousing Sewol Protesters With Water Cannons
Massive rallies were held in Seoul in support of labor rights, and against government corruption and inaction after the Sewol ferry disaster last year.
Sewol Ferry Captain Escapes Death Penalty in South Korea — Again
An appeals court sentenced Lee Joon-seok to life in prison for abandoning the sinking ferry that killed more than 300 people last year.
In Photos: On Anniversary of South Korea Ferry Disaster, President Promises to Raise Sewol
Relatives of the children, along with some of the 172 survivors of the incident, clambered aboard a different ferry and traveled to the very spot the passenger and cargo-laden boat went under.
Thousands March in Seoul to Protest Ferry Disaster Response
The Sewol ferry was carrying more than 450 people when it capsized on April 16 on its way to Jindo.
South Korea's Culture Is Not to Blame for the Ferry Disaster
The catch-all of “South Korean culture,” or even neo-Confucian obedience, fails to account for what happened.
Stop Blaming South Korea's Culture for Last Week's Ferry Disaster
The capsized Sewol ferry has been submerged in the frigid waters off the coast of an island named Jindo in South Korea for six days. In that time, journalists have targeted South Korea's hierarchical culture for the lack of individual action on...