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Following documentary I found on MTU's (이주노동자 노동조합) freebord.

I think it shows at least some important evidence of the brutality of the cops, even the docu is, for my "taste" a "little" to pathetic (actually we don't need martyrdom - a revolutionary (?) movement is not a crusader society...).

Finally here you can read the latest (11.29) article from Yonhap (by the way, I don't agree with their opinions, not at all!):

Civic groups file petition demanding probe into farmer's death

South Korean civic groups on Tuesday filed a petition with the nation's human rights watchdog, asking for a thorough investigation into the controversial death of a farming activist.

The groups claimed that Jeon Yong-cheol died of brain injuries sustained in a clash with police during a street protest two weeks ago.

The 43-year-old Jeon collapsed in front of his house in Boryeong in the central province of South Chungcheong a day after he participated in the demonstration in Seoul on Nov. 15. He underwent two brain operations but died six days later.

About 60 civic and farming organizations alleged that Jeon was beaten up by police during the protest against the government's decision to open its rice market wider to cheap imports.

Police, backed by a state-supervised autopsy, denied the use of any violence against Jeon, saying pictures they obtained showed Jeon was in the rear area during the rally so there was little chance that he clashed with riot police.

A day after his death, the National Institute of Scientific Investigation said Jeon died from cerebral hemorrhaging and skull fractures as a result of a fall, not from direct blows to the head by police.

But the civic groups claimed they see problems in the autopsy results. The country's religious groups also made similar claims.

"The police used violence at the rally, which infringed on the freedom of assembly and association and eventually claimed Jeon's life," the groups said in a petition submitted to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.

On Monday, the groups said another farmer is in critical condition from injuries sustained during the rally and that they will not hold Jeon's funeral until the cause of his death is completely disclosed.

South Korean farmers have staged violent demonstrations after the National Assembly ratified a government motion last week calling for Seoul to gradually double its rice import quota to 8 percent of domestic consumption by 2014.

Two farmers committed suicide this month to demonstrate their opposition to the market opening agreement.

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Source: Minjung-ui Sori

Korea Herald will write this today:

Farmers step up fight

Farmers and civic groups yesterday demanded that the police chief resign, blaming police violence for the death of a farmer after their recent demonstration against the wider opening of the domestic rice market. Jeon Yong-cheol, a 44-year-old farmer, died from cerebral hemorrhaging Thursday, ten days after attending the demonstration held in front of the National Assembly. Activists claimed that he died after being beaten by police during a mass rally on Nov. 15 in Seoul An emergency committee, composed of 59 civic groups protested in front of the National Police Agency yesterday calling for the resignation of Huh Joon-young, commissioner-general of the National Police Agency, to take responsibility for his death. They claimed that the police agency is attempting to cover up police brutality during the rally. An autopsy by the National Institute of Scientific Investigation showed that he died from cerebral hemorrhaging and skull fractures as a result of a fall, not from direct blows to the head by police. But, protesters claim that they witnessed the police being severely violent toward Jeon. "Jeon tried to prevent the police from charging before he fell onto his back as the police hit him in the chest and face with their shields," said Bae Geom, one of the witnesses. The committee showed Sunday a picture of four farmers, including Bae, helping Jeon, had collapsed, away from the site of the protest. "Whether Jeon was killed by a direct hit or the fall on his back after being hit by the police shields, it is the police violence that caused his death," the committee said in a statement. Police, on the other hand, presented yesterday four photos taken of Jeon on the day which show him standing at back of the demonstration group and said he hardly had physical contact with the police. "If the demonstrators took pictures which indicate a violent scene, they should have released them because they take more photos during the protest than we do," said a police official. "Jeon was not even on the list of names of causalities that they offered," he added. Police opened the photo evidence to reporters yesterday, however, did not allow them to take pictures of them. Leaders from religious groups also joined the force yesterday and urged police to investigate the death of a farmer. Buddhist and Christian leaders held a joint news conference and questioned the autopsy results which the investigation institute announced last week. "We see problems in the autopsy results of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation," they said in a statement. "The government should reveal the truth and apologize to the farmers." The religious groups claimed that Jeon died from "serious" injuries during scuffles with police at the rally, considering witness testimonies and photos taken at the scene. They rejected the explanation by that Jeon died from an accident. Farmers have held a series of demonstrations across the nation before and after the National Assembly ratified a government-proposed bill further opening rice market last Wednesday. The bill allows the nation to gradually double its rice import quota by 2014. Before the ratification of the bill, two farmers committed suicide this month against the market opening.

And here

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200511/28/200511282224306939900090409041.html

JoongAng Ilbo will write their sh... 

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Today (11.28) semi-official (of course bourgeois) news agency Yonhap wrote this:

Religious groups call for probe into death of farmer

South Korea's religious groups on Monday called for a thorough investigation into the death of a farmer who collapsed from brain injuries last week after attending a rally opposing further opening of the country's rice market.

Human rights panels from the country's Buddhist, Catholic, Protestant and Won-Buddhist sectors held a joint news conference at Seoul National University hospital in downtown Seoul, where the farmer's body was located.

Jeon Yong-cheol, a 43-year-old farmer from Boryeong of South Chungcheong Province, collapsed in front of his house a day after he participated in the demonstration in Seoul on Nov. 15. He underwent two brain operations on Nov. 18, but died six days later.

The religious groups claimed that Jeon died from serious injuries during scuffles with police at the rally, considering witness testimonies and photos taken at the scene. They rejected the explanation by the state-run forensic agency that Jeon died accidentally.

"We see problems in the autopsy results of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation," they said in a statement. "The government should reveal the truth and apologize to farmers."
The agency announced on Friday after its autopsy that Jeon died from cerebral hemorrhaging and skull fractures as a result of a fall, not from direct blows to the head by police.

The police said it obtained four pictures showing Jeon was in the rear area during the rally, which indicates he didn't have much of a chance to physically clash with riot police. The police said one of the four pictures showed Kim lying on the ground, but his face and clothes were clean and didn't have evidence of being beaten by the police.

In a separate news conference on Monday, an emergency committee established by 59 civic organizations demanded the resignation of Huh Joon-young, commissioner-general of the National Police Agency for allegedly hiding police brutality.

Whether the injuries occurred as the result of a direct hit or by Jeon falling on his back after being hit by police shields, it was police violence that caused his death, the committee said.

The committee said it will not hold Jeon's funeral until the cause of his death is completely disclosed.

It also said another farmer is also in critical condition from injuries sustained during the rally. After the news conference, some angry farmers tried to march into the National Police Agency building in Seoul, but were stopped by security guards.

Earlier on Sunday, Bae Geom, who claims to have witnessed the police violence against Jeon during the rally, said the farmer fell on his back when he tried to prevent the police from charging, and the police hit him in the chest and face with their shields.

In recent weeks, South Korean farmers have staged demonstrations almost daily in various locations across the country before and after the National Assembly ratified a government motion last Wednesday calling for Seoul to gradually double its rice import quota by 2014.

Two farmers committed suicide this month in protest of the market opening agreement.

More about this killer units you can read (in Korean) here:

http://www.voiceofpeople.org/new/2005112833352.html

Some years ago, during the anti-USFK struggle, my comrade told me, we were joining a mass demonstration, that we should not use force, violence against the cops, because "...they're not our enemies". But when I see this docus, I have some doubts about her opinion...

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Yonhap wrote this yesterday:

Police brutality under spotlight after farmer's death

Police brutality at a demonstration against further opening of the South Korean rice market caused the death of a farmer from cerebral hemorrhaging Thursday, an emergency committee established by 59 civic organizations claimed Sunday.

Jeon Yong-cheol, 44, collapsed in front of his house a day after attending the demonstration on Nov. 15. He underwent two brain operations on Nov. 18, but died six days later.

11.15: Riot cops' attack on Yeouido against the farmers demonstration

Here:

http://www.voiceofpeople.org/new/2005112733315.html
and in the following articles you can read about it in Korean.

Before yesterday (11.26) a rally in Seoul, near Gwanghwamun, took place to protest against this. About 300 (still I'm waiting for the confirmation) people participated.

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Sunday November 27, 2005 9:46 AM

LONDON (AP) - Human rights abuses in Iraq are as bad now as they were under Saddam Hussein and could become even worse, the country's former interim prime minister said in an interview published Sunday.

``People are doing the same as Saddam's time and worse,'' Ayad Allawi told The Observer newspaper. ``It is an appropriate comparison.''

Allawi accused fellow Shiites in the government of being responsible for death squads and secret torture centers and said the brutality of elements in the new security forces rivals that of Saddam's secret police.

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Mi-anh haeyo... just a little belated...

2003.11.15: MIGRANT WORKERS IN

S. KOREA STARTED THE SIT-IN STRIKE...

...for more than one year in front of Myeong-dong Cathedral in downtown Seoul, to protest and fight back against the S.K. government's policy of crackdown and mass deportation of migrant workers.

The following pictures I took during the first night of the Sit-in struggle.

Nearly all the pics about the Sit-in Strike you can see here:

ETU-MB http://migrant.nodong.net/ver2/index_e.html

(-> PDS -> Photo... the Sit-in stuff is beginning on page 48)

LEGALIZE ALL MIGRANT WORKERS

IN S. KOREA AND EVERYWHERE!

FULL HUMAN AND LABOR RIGHTS

FOR MIGRANT WORKERS!

LET'S FIGHT TOGETHER FOR A WORLD

WITHOUT EXPLOITATION AND OPPRESSION!

"Korean Dream", a.k.a. 코리안 드림

by Yeon Yeong-seok

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-TWO FACES OF THE STRUGGLE-

Source of the picture:

http://blog.jinbo.net/isang/?pid=13

Beside that "All Together" is making everywhere - even in Europe you can't avoid it - "propaganda" for a web site (www.alltogether.or.kr ), what is not existing anymore...

..NO COMMENT!

Mao Zedong (...): "The revolution is not a dinner party..." ...and at least it's not a RAVER PARTY..!!!!

Uhuu... and until Thursday I have to write an article about the anti-APEC protests for a German weekly magazine...

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NEVER GIVE UP (German language..)

Of course, I NEVER WILL GIVE UP... in any cases..

(haha..., you might see it as a threat...)

By the way, I think in the morning, CET, this site got 30,000 readers (??)...

30,000 히트를 잡아라!

THANX, COMRADES!!