CVIA (Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible Abandonment) is specified in a joint statement issued at the summit of G7. CVID (Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible Dismantlement) is specified in a joint statement released at the NATO summit. The joint statements reflected Washington’s open intention to forcibly dismantle north Korea’s nukes and it is a double-dealing attitude of the US which does not want to negotiate with north Korea, south Korean analysts and mass outlets commented. The statements brought to light true color of the US preference for denuclearization. The US is going to use such tactics which is no better than a triumphant nation urging a defeated nation to surrender, they said.    The US assertion of unworkable and irrational CVID would spark strong backlash of north Korea and scuttle DPRK-US dialogue, experts in north Korean affairs commented. Washington’s so-called flexible approach toward north Korea is not worthy of discussion as long as the US persists ...

   Broad spectrum of south Korean people wage a vigorous struggle against THAAD as the south Korean military authorities and the US force introduce equipment and construction materials for THAAD base in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Hundreds of residents and the members of the civil organization staged a sit-in demonstration against introduction of materials shouting slogans  “ Peace for Soseong-ri ”  and  “ Peace is ensured when THAAD is gone ” . They expressed their strong opposition to violation of human rights and the US and the south Korean military authorities ’  introduction of materials for THAAD, protesting against the police ’ s oppression arm in arm. Civil organizations including the Progressive Federation of Students visited Soseong-ri to hold a rally for withdrawal of THAAD base of the US troops.  The civil organizations of various circles in the rally hardened their determination to block introduction of construction materials and w...

  Japan ’ s ambition for seizure of Dok islet is insatiable. A few days ago, the Japanese "Self-Defense Forces" made a video edited with English and French and Japanese which shows its ambition to seize Dok islet. In the latest days, Japan pushes ahead the plan to seize Dok islet in secrecy and galvanizes international opinion after building up public opinion in Japan. The Japanese authorities marked Dok islet as Takeshima on its Olympic homepage, taking advantage of Olympic Games. It made uniforms of Japanese players with pattern of the flag of rising sun shedding rays. Even the Japanese "Self-Defense Forces" asserts dominium over Dok islet. However, the south Korean authorities are busy with defensive attitude insisting  “ safe and future-oriented development ”  with Japan. This is intolerable criminal act as it is swimming against the public sentiment against Japan. Strong counteraction against Japan is answer.      

  A few days ago, the members of the Progressive Federation of Students of South Jeolla Province held a press conference to form a civil body for punishing the conservative groups and media which took the lead in the distortion of historical facts of the May 18 popular uprising. Disclosing the nature of ultra-rightist media and conservative elements including the People’s Power Party which have perverted the historical fact of the May 18 Popular Uprising and winked at the criminals, they noted that the mass media which defended those who are responsible for the massacre are sure to be severely punished.   We must remake the history and discussion on history has not yet finished. The civil body will expose the crimes of those who were involved in the Gwangju massacre and the conservative groups with positive activities and make them stand trial of history, they asserted. The members in the organization called for the people of different strata to render positive support to it. ...

  Civil organizations including the Youth Solidarity and people of different strata held a press conference and started a march for abolition of the National Security Law outside the Sodaemun Prison where many people had served their terms of imprisonment on charge of violation of the Law for Maintenance of the Public Peace before Korea’s liberation and law of the past dictatorial regimes.       Residents at the press conference with placards      Abolish draconian NSL detrimental to unification and democracy! We will carry on the drive until the day when the NSL is extinct.  

  Pictures show the struggle of the south Korean workers desirous of genuine labor emancipation and the right to live.       A press conference to declare the struggle of the workers       Workers in a general strike   For the society in which the workers are master of it

  A US civil service employee committed an outrage against a south Korean again. A few days ago, a drunken US civil service employee threw a parking keeper to the ground and struck him with the palm of his hand, finding fault with the parking keeper’s poor English.  He even resorted violence on passers-by who tried to stop it. In this regard, south Korean people make a strong protest against it, saying it is an inevitable result which is caused by the US army occupation of south Korea. Civil organizations raise their voices that the withdrawal of the US troops from south Korea is a basic measure to prevent the criminal acts. However, the police authorities did not inflict penalty on the offender only to spark off surging indignation of the south Koreans.

Impetuous anti-Japan struggle   Dok islet, an inviolable territory of Korea A news conference in denunciation of Japan’s claim on dominium over Dok islet and  decision on discharge of water contaminated by radioactivity Students denounce the scheme of the rebirth of Japanese militarism         Citizens protest against the south Korean Supreme Court’s judgment in favor of labor conscription forced by Japan  

In memory of two girls A ceremony was held at a park to cherish memory of two schoolgirls Sin Hyo-sun and Sim Mi-sun who were killed by an armored vehicle of the US force in south Korea 19 years ago.   Two schoolgirls who were crushed to death by the US armored car   People respect two girls’ memory   Bitter grudge had not faded away though 19 years passed. We must make the US pay a dear price for the crime, a speaker said at the rally. The GIs who killed two girls with armored vehicle are living in peace in the US, being left unpunished, the other speaker noted that the unequal south Korea-US alliance contributed to their death. They in the rally hardened their determination to turn out in the struggle against the foreign force, condemning the US army in south Korea which does not regard the south Korean people’s lives worth those of flies.

  South Koreans of all social standings strongly condemn Japan for its frantic bid to seize Dok islet. The Japan government has claimed that Takeshima belongs to Japan. It is an intolerable act, a civil organization charged at a press conference held outside Japanese consulate in Busan. The organization hardened their determination to stand up against Japan’s distortion of historical facts, denouncing it is an open provocative act. It is the height of shamelessness that the Japanese government tries to gain its political interests by disseminating false historical facts taking advantage of Olympic Games, the South Gyeongsang Provincial Party affiliated to the Progressive Party condemned in a commentary. The organization strongly urged Japan to stop provocative act, saying Dok islet is an inviolable territory of Korea.       A news conference in denunciation of Japan’s move to seize Dok islet    

Against introduction of construction materials On June 8, the Ministry of National Defense and the US troops in south Korea introduced construction materials for THAAD base in Seongju, north Gyeongsang Province. Residents in Soseong-ri and more than eighty members of civil organization against THAAD asserted that deployment of THAAD generates the danger of war on the Korean Peninsula and staged a sit-down strike on the road outside the village hall. They strongly urged the US force and the south Korean military authorities to immediately withdraw THAAD, shouting slogans “Go THAAD, come peace”, “Stop construction of the base” and “Withdraw THAAD” .   In demand of withdrawal of THAAD  

Shock troops for war   The south Korean army takes part in the multinational joint aerial drill  Red Flag  from June 10 in Alaska. It is a clear proof that the south Korean army is reduced to a shock troops for carrying out the US hostile policy toward north Korea and its Indo-Pacific strategy.   The reckless military maneuver of south Korean army would drive the situation of the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity to exacerbation The world peace-loving people strongly demand the exercise be cancelled at once.         The US and south Korean troops are engaged in a dangerous military adventure            The US and south Korea forces are absorbed in aerial exercise    

  Japan marked Dok islet as its territory on the homepage of the organizing committee of Tokyo Olympic Games. It has the impudence to justify its claim by saying Takeshima is a territory of Japan from point of historical fact and international law and it would take a cool and dauntless attitude. It is a manifestation of wicked intention of Japan to make an illicit use of the Olympic Games for its ambition to grab Dok islet. It shows Japan’s intention of aggression remains unchanged.   From point of history, geography and international law, Dok islet is an inviolable territory of Korea. The Japanese old document recorded the islet belongs to Korea. Public recognition is high in Japan. It is the height of shameless nature that Japan persistently claims dominium over Dok islet. Civil organizations and broad segments of south Koreans strongly denounce Japan’s claim on Dok islet. Japan’s claim is little short of the declaration of a war against Korea, south Korea should frustrate J...

  Broad spectrum of south Koreans voice opposition to scheduled south Korea-US joint military exercise in August. Stop joint military exercise detrimental to stability of the nation and peace of the Korean Peninsula, the Youth and Students Headquarters of the South Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration claimed . At a news conference, a civil organization demanded dismantlement of subordinate south Korea-US alliance and discontinuance of military maneuver against the same nation. It strongly demanded stoppage of the scheduled south Korea-US joint military exercise in August. South Korean internet homepages carry these articles: The resumption of joint military exercise would push the situation of the Korean Peninsula to a uncontrollable phase, the joint military drill drives he situation in the Korean Peninsula to the doorstep of explosion, the scheduled military game in August would evaporate the last chance for repairing inter-Korean ties, it is useless to ...

  Of late, south Koreans of all social standings and media outlets claim that the south Korean authorities’ diplomatic position is in a great quandary after the end of south Korea-US summit meeting. . The decision on conclusion of missile guideline at the summit meeting is not the restoration of national sovereignty but a big subordination. The south Korean authorities paid no regard to consequence to be entailed by it, busying themselves to curry favor with the US. In actuality, the decision gave a green light to the US hostile policy toward north Korea and implementation of the Asia-Pacific strategy. It specified the range of missile but strong hostility to and pressure on north Korea and neighboring countries are latent in it, experts in foreign affairs noted. With the decision, south Korea will be involved in strategy of the US which is going to deploy intermediate-range missiles aiming at neighboring countries. It is inevitable that exorbitant amount of fund of south Korea is ...

  South Koreans of various circles cast the blame on recent south Korea-US summit meeting and joint statement. It goes: The south Korea-US summit meeting and the joint statement made no measure for the DPRK-US and inter-Korean dialogues. It specified items of north Korean human rights and implementation of sanctions resolution against north Korea which rattle the nerves of north Korea. It pointed out the establishment of joint defense posture and resumption of south Korea-US joint military exercise only bedevil the situation of the Korean Peninsula.    No phrase in favor of south Korea is seen in the joint statement. It offered a big pocketbook to the US. For what did he go there? It is an unprofitable business. He has nothing to say for himself. South Korea got nothing from the summit meeting and has to offer stupendous amount of blood tax collected from the people to the US.    It was a foolish act without any foresight. He read face of other and was taken in ...

  On June, 1, the People’s Action for Abolition of National Security Law made public a declaration in the name of civil organizations and 196 elders of the religious circles in demand of abolition of the NSL at a press conference in Seoul. They said that democracy, human rights, inter-Korean reconciliation and reunification of the Korean Peninsula are inconceivable without abolition of the NSL. The NSL is the anti-reunification law defining north Korea as the enemy and regarding efforts for inter-Korean reconciliation as the enemy-benefitting act. Since still yet, it serves as the draconian law against the human rights which restricts freedom of ideology and expression. They urged the National Assembly to abolish the NSL.       South Koreans denounce the authorities’ pressure on people     A press conference in demand of abolition of the NSL  

  Residents of Seongju County of North Gyeongsang Province express strong objection to introduction of supplies into THAAD base.       Residents resort to a stay-in strike in opposition to introduction of building materials and equipment into THAAD base     The south Korean military introduce equipment and materials under cover of the police   Resident stand face to face with the police     In opposition to introduction of supplies and equipment into THAAD base  

Nonsensical Summit   Broad segments of south Koreans are critical of the south Korea-US summit meeting. South Korean media sources passed criticism on the meeting that the meeting failed to set forth measures enough to satisfy north Korea which has demanded the withdrawal of the US hostile policy toward north Korea.  The joint statement pointed out a total implementation of the UN sanctions resolution against north Korea and situation of human rights in north Korea which stimulate the nerve of north Korea. It would render the situation on the Korean Peninsula extremely tense, the south Korean media sources commented the joint statement with apprehension.  The joint statement stipulates consolidation of south Korea-US joint defense posture and an offer of extended deterrence. It made it possible for the US to introduce strategic assets into south Korea and resume the joint military games. The joint statement casted a shadow over the way of mending inter-Korean and the DPRK...

  South Koreans from all walks of life commented that the south Korean authorities’ four year-long policy towards north Korea ended in a standstill, failure and setback. The south Korean authorities missed a golden opportunity of its policy toward north Korea in the days of power, reading face of Washington. They have made no progress, in the end, inter-Korean relations came to a rupture, pro-unification organizations charged. The south Korean authorities, without a fixed views of its own, yielded under pressure of the US clamoring for “south Korea-US cooperation”.  They were bounded by the South Korea-US Working Group and failed to repair inter-Korean relations, placing their vague hope on the US, they criticized.  Experts on north Korea passed harsh criticism on the south Korean authorities that cooperation with the US escalated inter-Korean political and military showdown.   They conducted joint military exercise with the US, regardless of inter-Korean declaration...

  A few days ago, a press conference was held in Seoul to launch petition of hundred thousand people for the abolition of the National Security Law. The petition satisfied necessary conditions for the abolition of the NSL in a matter of less than ten days. The National Assembly said that the petition for abolition of the NSL was passed with approval of the petitioners. The petitioners noted that progressive political activities and political freedom are inconceivable without the abolition of the NSL. They strongly urged the NA to pass a resolution on the abolition of the National Security Law.               A news conference in demand of the abolition of the NSL