South Korea Videos

Migrant workers detained in South Korea

from rabble.ca - News for the rest of us on November 17, 2009
Duration: 1768

Seonok Lee is an activist and academic from South Korea. She discusses the plight of migrant workers in South Korea who challenge the draconian laws which criminalize their presence in the country... and the government's response of increased force.

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Walls of Conflict

from Global Pulse on November 11, 2009
Duration: 296

(Global Pulse: November 11, 2009) Many walls stand around the world, even as Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Berlin wall coming down. As most media focused on the anniversary celebrations, others tied the plight of Koreans and Palestinians, who are still separated by walls, to the festivities. When trying to keep the peace, are walls ever a good idea?SOURCES: RT, Russia; Deutsche Welle, Germany; TV5, France; ABC, U.S., FOX News U.S; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K; SABC, South Africa; CCTV, China; Press TV, Iran

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South Korea jails young men who refuse military service

from rabble.ca - News for the rest of us on November 02, 2009
Duration: 890

Jeff Lazar is an American filmmaker based in Seoul, South Korea, who is documenting the growing movement against mandatory military service in that country. He talks about the many young men who are jailed for refusing to do military service... and the lengths others go to in order to avoid jail and the military.

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South Korean man defects to North Korea

from Dailymotion - most recent videos on October 27, 2009
Duration: 80

In a rare move, a South Korean man has gone to live in secretive Communist North Korea. The state says he's 'beside himself with joy' at defecting.Author: itnnews Tags: defector Samsung electronics Samsung mines KRT news agency north korea guards pig farmer south korea border KCNA Posted: 27 October 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

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BGTV Daily Update 25 - Show Trials, Oil Windfall...and a bomb?

from popular posts - blip.tv (beta) on October 13, 2009
Duration: 139

http://boomgen.tv Iran's judiciary goes after high profile figures while the The United States' tempered Iran talk is trumpeted by new missile plans...