South Korea

Women Cross DMZ is deeply concerned by the recent decision by the South Korean government to prohibit Women Cross DMZ Founder and Co-Director Christine Ahn, a longtime and prominent Korean American peace activist, from entering the country. This action raises serious…

The Rohingya crisis has lasted for seven years, and there still seems to be no sign of an end in sight. More than a million Rohingya people in Myanmar crossed the border to seek refuge in Bangladesh in 2017 as…

July 14, Sunday. It was proposed in February this year by the South Korean Ministry of Unification to designate the 14th of July as a national day in honor of North Korean refugees. As such, the first North Korean Refugee…

On October 23, 2023, in the finest autumn afternoon weather in central Seoul city, about 200 multicultural families, foreign nationalities, and international students from 20 countries were to set foot to visit one of Seoul’s contemporary artwork avenues, the Leeum…

2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. Still, the US seems not to be done exercising its influence on the Korean Peninsula. The reason? The so-called “New Cold War” between the US and China. “The…

Attacks on women grow as increasing numbers refuse to take on the traditional roles of mother and wife, citing the overbearing conditions imposed by the traditional patriarchal system of South Korea. At the end of March, the South Korean government…

On April 23rd, in honor of World Book Day, colors from Seoul’s Outdoor Library filled up once again the heart of the city. Now, and every weekend until November, families, friends, and couples can gather in the Seoul Plaza to…

The 70th anniversary of the last shots being fired in the Korean War will be marked this year. The war ended in 1953 with the signing of an armistice which was never intended to be a proper peace treaty. This…

The 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates will be held for three days from 12 to 14 December in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, house of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. The Summit will be composed of diverse activities including panel discussions, forums, Nobel consultations, youth…

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of the Joe Biden administration visited Japan and South Korea last week. On his way home, Blinken stopped in Alaska to meet with high-ranking Chinese officials. White House security…