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Members from the committee representing families of the Itaewon crowd crush victims visit a memorial installed in front of Itaewon Station in Yongsan District, central Seoul on Oct. 21. [NEWS1]

The long road from a dark alley: 2 years on, the Itaewon crush remains unresolved

Despite two years passing, there is still no satisfactory resolution to the cause and responsibility of the Itaewon crowd crush.

2024.10.28

A narrow alley in Itaewon, Yongsan District, central Seoul, where the deadly crowd crush occurred on Oct. 29, 2022, is marked as the October 29 Memorial Alley on Monday, a day before the second anniversary of the Itaewon tragedy. [NEWS1]

'We still don’t know how he died': For foreign families of Itaewon victims, grief persists and questions remain

Two years after the Itaewon tragedy, foreign families of victims continue to grapple with profound grief and unanswered questions as they seek closure and accountability.

2024.10.28

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'Crush' docuseries recounts happenings of Itaewon tragedy

A two-part docuseries shedding light on Korea's Itaewon tragedy that took the lives of dozens of young people last year will premiere on Paramount+ on Oct. 17.

2023.10.3

A father and child look at artwork displayed at the art exhibition held on Sunday in Itaewon, central Seoul. The exhibition has been held as a part of the ″Hey, Itaewon″ project to revive the neighborhood after last October's tragic crowd crush. [NEWS1]

Art exhibition held in Itaewon features celebrities' artwork

An art exhibition was held in Itaewon, central Seoul, over the weekend to help revive the neighborhood still struggling after the tragic crowd crush that took place last Halloween. Celebrities also known for their artistic talent, including ...

2023.4.9

Families of victims of the Itaewon crowd crush rally in front of the prosecutors' office in western Seoul on March 22 for accessing the victims' financial information without the families' consent. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors raid police agency for information on Itaewon crowd crush

Prosecutors raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Monday in the latest move in the investigation of the Itaewon crowd crush from last October.

2023.3.27

A visitor shows respect to the people who died from the Itaewon tragedy on Oct. 29 2022 during Halloween weekend at a makeshift memorial set up next to Seoul City Hall on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Seoul gives families a week to remove illegal memorial

The city government has been pushing back the deadline since victims' families unexpectedly set up the memorial last Saturday during a three-day event commemorating the tragedy.

2023.2.7

Minsiter of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min at the National Assembly in Seoul on Monday [YONHAP]

DP passes motion to impeach interior minister for Itaewon tragedy

The Democratic Party (DP) has passed a motion to impeach Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min for his mishandling of the Itaewon tragedy, where 158 people died in a crowd crush last year.

2023.2.6

Families of the Itaewon crush victims march on a street in central Seoul on Saturday, one day before the 100th day of the accident. [YONHAP]

Families of crowd crush victims hold memorial rally in downtown Seoul

Bereaved families of the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush on Saturday took to the streets of downtown Seoul and installed a memorial altar in a public square without approval from authorities, one day before the 100th day of the tragedy.

2023.2.6

Emotional testimony

Cho Kyung-sun, the sister of one of the people who died during the Itaewon tragedy on Oct. 29 last year, gives testimony to a National Assembly special committee investigating the incident on Thursday.

2023.1.12

A raid is conducted on the ninth floor of the Yongsan District Office in central Seoul on Tuesday morning as the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office raided 10 locations after taking over an investigation of the Itaewon disaster from police. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors take over Itaewon tragedy probe and raid 10 sites

Prosecutors raided the Yongsan Police Station, Yongsan District Office, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and National Police Agency Tuesday in their investigation of the Itaewon crowd crush tragedy.

2023.1.10