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1. Today's (bourgeois) Korea Times has following depressing report about the current horrible situation(I presumed such a development already one week ago!!) - caused by special warfare, conducted by the cops since almost 10 days - in the occupied SsangYong plant:

Ssangyong Motor Factory Turning Into 'Refugee Camp' 
 

The fired workers, who have occupied the paint shop of a Ssangyong Motor factory for 68 days, are living in a dismal conditions as they have been denied water and food for about a week.

Visitors to the building, including doctors and medical staff said the situation will turn worse as dozens are already injured and around 10 occupants are suffering from depression.

"It's like a refugee camp," said Baek Nam-joon, a member of a humanitarian doctors' association. "Protesters have been living in a hell-like environment."

Baek said a sour, acid smell is lingering inside the building following days of tear-gas spraying by police helicopters.

"It was hard to breathe," he said. Many of them are exposed to dehydration as drinking water was drying up. Doctors estimated that 200 were injured.

"Six of them need an immediate surgery or medical care. Many have severe injuries, including broken ribs or joints incurred during clashes with riot police."

According to Baek, they are given one or two rice balls per day. "Toilets are in dismal condition as the water supply has been cut off."

Hundreds of protesters have complained of a lack of sleep, he said.

"They sleep just two or three hours a day as police helicopters above the building generate unbearable noise."

Lee Chang-geun, spokesman for the unionized protesters, said noise from helicopters and speakers installed nearby the building was adding to the terrible conditions. "We have no food, no water and no sleep."

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/07/113_49306.html

 
2. Today KCTU's solidarity demo (for the SsangYong strike) took place in Pyeongtaek. About 3,000 activists demanded first and foremost humanitarian aid for the besieged strikers...

...but (surprise, surprise!!) they were attacked by large units of riot cops, using water cannons and "tear gas bombs" dropped from helicopters.