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The power of people, solidarity and protest.. Over whatever the people need and demand. It’s really strong and incredibly moving.
Highlights
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According to Yoon’s declaration of martial law—the first imposed in the country in over four decades—all political activities, including street protests, were banned, and the military would control the media. But opposition lawmakers faced down armed soldiers, climbed over walls, and entered the National Assembly building in the middle of the night to vote down the martial law. In a remarkable show of civic solidarity and courage, thousands of citizens, many who remember the brutality of military rule, also rushed to the parliament and blocked troops from entering the compound. Six hours after his announcement, Yoon lifted martial law, but, driven by young women like Lee, the street protests demanding his ouster continue.
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In recent years, young women have also led numerous mass protests, whether to decriminalize abortion or to condemn widespread spycam porn crimes.
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“light stick revolution” following the mass “candlelight revolution” demonstrations that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye in 2017.
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When the police stopped dozens of rural farmers on tractors from entering Seoul to attend anti-Yoon rallies, thousands of mostly young female protesters joined the street standoff and demonstrated against what they saw as a heavy-handed police response. The solidarity with farmers—and the attention it generated from lawmakers and journalists—pushed the authorities to budge, allowing the tractors to proceed toward Yoon’s office amid cheers from the light stick–waving crowds.
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“Now we know our indifference to the despair of the minorities will come back to us as a knife blade threatening our own lives,” Kim Je-Na, a woman in her 20s, said on the stage near the parliament during a recent protest, drawing cheers from the crowd. “Here, in this square, we will learn how to unite, fight together, and form solidarity with one another.”