[HCCN] FW: Key Arrests on Jeju Island

[Judith Robbins]

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Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:24:07 -0500
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Subject: Key Arrests on Jeju Island

Key Arrests in on Jeju Island
 
There were four arrests in Gangjeong village within the past day.
The arrested are:

Youngsil Kang (International Team Leader)
Brother Song (Resistance Leader)
Sung-hee Choi (International Team Leader)
Dunguree (Filmmaker)

Three were arrested at the UN-ROK Disarmament Conference during peaceful
protest and one was arrested at the naval base gate. This conference is
happening just minutes away from Gangjeong village and little connection is
being made to the construction of the Navy base that will only escalate
tensions in the region.

There are undercover police and military everywhere in the village.

These are four of the most effective activists. Some are facing very
significant jail time and already on probation.

Please help spread the word to media and other organizations, particularly
human rights groups.

In other related news from South Korea, 40 Catholic priests in Seoul have
begun a hunger strike in protest at what they call a nation¹s greed that is
threatening the environment, peace and economy. Members of the Catholic
Priests¹ Association for Justice (CPAJ) held a Mass outside the National
Assembly building yesterday to oppose the government¹s plan to build the
Navy base in Gangjeong village.

You can support the Gangjeong villagers by making a call to Mr. Kim
Soo-Gwon. He is the minister of Human Rights Desk at the Permanent Mission
of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, located in New York.
Telephone number is 212-439-4051 his cell phone is 646-831-7188 and email is
kimsoogwon at gmail.com
 
 
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