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Y'day(12.5) afternoon in central Seoul: Tens of thousands of protestors peacefully marched through the S. Korean capital city under police protection(sic!) in the 2nd 'All-out People's Action' rally, defying concerns over violent confrontation between them and the police.

About 50,000(according to the organizers and the independent media/the cops "counted" only 14,000) people - activists and members of KCTU, the (South)Korean Peasants League, several human/civil rights/resistance organisations, student solidarity groups etc. - gathered at Seoul City Hall Plaza to demand President Park Geun-hye step down, condemning her administration for stifling political freedom and pushing ahead with controversial education, trade and labor policies(today's Korea Herald published an unusual balanced report, depicting yesterday's rallies/demos)...

Detailed reports in Korean, incl. lots of pics, you'll get on LabourStart(please check out the links, posted 12.5/6)!