Photos Fwd: [Benjamin Hiller] G20 Protest Seoul, Nov. 7 to 8 젊은 독일 사진가 벤자민 힐러의 G20 리포트, 11월 7일~8일

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Fwd: More Photos on G 20 Protest : Nov. 7, Pan-Korean Workers' Rally
더 많은 전국 노동자 대회, 11 월 7일 사진들

Monday, November 8, 2010
Photos Fwd: An evening festival before the Pan Korean Workers’ rally , Nov. 6, 2010
11월 6일 전국노동자대회 전야제 열림

Monday, September 20, 2010
Text Fwd: Put People First!: Launch of the “People’s Response Action against the G-20” on Sept. 15:
9월 15일 G20대응민중행동’ 출범

All the blogs on G20 (42 as of Nov. 9, 2010)
G20 관련 모든 블로그들(2010년 11월 9일 날자로 42개)
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* Photo courtesy: Benjamin Hiller (Click HERE)

'Pan Korean Workers' rally, Nov. 7, 2010
STOP G20!

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Benjamin Hiller, a young German photographer is making a wonderful coverage on the protest against G20.

He says Demotix, where he publishes his photos, has now opened a news-hub especially for the G20 coverage. You can check it in the below:

http://www.demotix.com/g20-summit
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Here are some of the photos and texts from his coverage.
All the photo courtesy here is Benjamin Hiller.

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1. G20 Seoul: Candlelight activists join Anti-FTA Sit-In, [Nov. 8, 2010]

Members and supporters from the Democratic Labor Party hold candles during their Sit-In against the FTA agreement between USA & South Korea as well as in protest against the upcoming G20 Summit in Seoul. Seoul, Korea. The police fears a situation like 2008 when the candlelight activists counted 100.000s.

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2. Democratic Labour Party hold G20 Seoul Protest [Nov. 8, 2010]

* Note: The Lee Myung-Bak government and US started a secret talks to pass Free Trade Agreement with a worse revised version including the import of the US beef, on Monday, Nov. 8. As the news was known, all the progressives are now in emergency situation.

No ROK-US FTA

Today members from the Democratic Labour Party started an Sit-In in the center of the city. They will stay there for the next few days until the G20 Summit is over.

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3. G20 Seoul: Press Conference of Anti-G20 activists, [Nov. 8, 2010]

Anti-G20 activists held an emergency conference after the detention of Philippine activists and denial of visas for activists to travel to Korea. The speakers were from Malaysia, Japan, Spain, South Africa and Korea. Seoul, Korea. 08/11/2010

Charles Santiago (Malaysia), member of the Malaysia Parliament, condemned especially the deportation of the Philippine activists. Seoul, Korea. 08/11/2010.

James Tyotyo from the Confederation of South Africa Trade Union concluded, that since 2008 the G20 has been nothing than a talk show and has failed to deliver any coordinated response to the economic and financial crisis. Seoul, Korea. 08/11/2010.

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4. G20 Seoul: Press Conference of Anti-G20 activists, [Nov. 7, 2010]

Workers from a Samsung factory protest against the worse working conditions as well as the high death toll at that factory. 07/11/2010. Seoul, Korea.

Stop the increment on the defense budget, that counter against the peace agreement!

'Today the first big Demonstration against the upcoming G20 Summit in Seoul/Kora took place. Around 40.000 Demonstrators (the Police says 20.000) attend the rally at the Seoul Plaza, a central place directly next to the City Hall of Seoul.

The rally started around 12 am and stayed peaceful until 6 pm. Than the Demonstrators tried to break through the Police-lines and march towards the inner City core. But the massive presence of more than 8.000 Rito-Cops (including water-guns and barriers constructed out of buses) held them off. During this scuffles several Demonstrators as well as Riot-Cops got arrested.

The rally focused mainly on the topics "Globalization" as well as "Neoliberalism", but also about the criticized "Four River" Project in South-Korea and Migration Rights.

In four days, at November 11, the main demonstration will take place. The State has announced to use all its force (50.000 Police in Seoul) to protect the COEX center (where the Summit will take place) against the Demonstration.'

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