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Election protester blocks gym entry despite deal to let sports officials in

A lone demonstrator defied an agreement with politicians and protesters, keeping police and sports officials out of Seoul’s SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium as the standoff disrupted athletes and exposed rifts within the movement.

2026.6.16

Revote protest continues for fifth day following ballot shortages in local elections

Protesters gathered outside a gymnasium in southern Seoul for the fifth day in a row to demand a rerun of last week's local elections after some polling stations faced ballot shortages.

2026.6.9

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People attend the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 11. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Activists report over 7,000 fatalities from Iran's crackdown on protests

The death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed, with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday.

2026.2.12

A woman mourns next to the flag-draped coffins of a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, during their funeral ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 14. [AP/YONHAP]

Iran offers first government-issued death toll from protest crackdown, one far lower than activists

Iran offered its first government-issued death toll Wednesday following a crackdown on nationwide protests, giving a far lower figure than activists abroad.

2026.1.22

Iranians wave national flags during the funerals of more than 100 security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on Jan. 14. [AFP/YONHAP]

Despite int'l community's vocal criticism of Iran, Korean government's response largely muted

As protests in Iran have continued for 18 days and reports suggest at least 3,000 people have been killed, the Korean gov't has yet to release any ministerial-level statement save a short commentary from a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson.

2026.1.15

Iranian model Hoda Niku [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Korea-based Iranian model calls for international support of protesters in her home country

An Iranian-born model active in Korea, Hoda Niku, has called on the international community to pay attention to the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran.

2026.1.13

Former Indonesian President Suharto, left, announces his resignation beside Vice-President Bachararuddin Jusuf Habibie looking on at the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 21, 1998. [AFP/YONHAP]

Indonesia set is to grant national hero status to late strongman President Suharto

Indonesia is set to award the title of national hero on Monday to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a long rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, corruption and nepotism.

2025.11.10

A total of 37 progressive groups, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, hold a press conference on a roadside in Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju, on Oct. 29. [KIM JUNG-SEOK]

Trump opponents, supporters rally in Gyeongju as U.S. president arrives in city

As heads of state, including U.S. President Donald Trump, begin arriving in Korea for the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, rallies by various civic groups have been unfolding across the host city of Gyeongju.

2025.10.29

Visitors wait for a shop in Myeongdong, central Seoul, to open on Aug. 1. [YONHAP]

Police impose entry ban on anti-China protesters in Myeongdong

The Anti-China protests that had become a regular sight near the Chinese Embassy in central Seoul will no longer be allowed to spill into the Myeongdong shopping district, as police have imposed a full entry ban on protesters.

2025.9.12

Protesters celebrate at the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal's government's various ministries and offices after it was set on fire during a protest against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 9. [AP/YONHAP]

Nepalese army moves to restore order after protest violence intensifies

Nepalese soldiers guarded the streets of the country's capital on Wednesday and ordered people to stay at home as they moved to restore order after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians.

2025.9.10