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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Continued Witness for Peace in Jeju Island, South Korea



Around 500 people participate in a Catholic Solidarity for Peace in Jeju Island protest at the entrance to the construction site for the naval base in Gangjeong Village, Jeju Island in Seogwipo opposing the construction of the naval base, Sept. 30.  As of Oct. 10, Catholic Solidarity for Peace in Jeju Island will have held mass every day there, and announced that they will continue the daily masses as long as the construction continues.
 (Photo by Kim Tae-hyeong, staff photographer, The Hankyoreh)



Police officers carry nuns from Catholic Solidarity for Peace in Jeju Island away from a mass being held in front of the main gate to the Gangjeong Village naval base construction site in Seogwipo, Oct. 1. 
A police force staffed by young women was mobilized to move the nuns. 
(by Kim Tae-hyeong, staff photographer, The Hankyoreh)


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