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G20 Seoul: Breaking News/Links

cimc | 10.11.2010 22:59 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements

G20 Seoul, South Korea UPDATE
Breaking News, Articles, Links, Videos

G20: SOUTH KOREA

Thursday afternoon and evening (late Wednesday night Western Hemisphere time) thousands of demonstrators will gather in front of Seoul Station and then try to march several miles to the National Museum where the G20 leaders will be attending a reception and dinner. This march will likely end in a serious confrontation between several thousand demonstrators and another several thousand well-armed police force, backed by trucks with water cannons.

The tense climate in the streets is being compounded by the local police state which has enacted laws specifically to suppress the freedom to dissent during the G20 summit in Seoul. The security chief has been given a green-light to mobilize the military against protesters if needed. The security chief can also designate some areas as a security zone and ban any activity or gatherings that they think are dangerous to the G20 summit. Furthermore, no information of the security zone is easily accessible to people, that means, the police can do anything everywhere. Gatherings and demonstrations where the government has a clear expectation of violence, threats, property destruction, or arson may be banned from being held. All outdoor gatherings must be reported forty-eight hours before they take place. During any outdoor gatherings, the boundaries of the assembly can be designated and enforced by the police. The police may take action to stop any noise if the organizers or participants of an assembly cause serious harm to non-participants.

As other international activists have already witnessed first-hand at G20 summits across the western hemisphere, the police, politicians, and CEO's will do everything in their power to systematically silence opposition to its destructive policies. From creating draconian laws to utilizing the latest in totalitarian technologies such as the LRAD, it always becomes clear during these summits just how despotic the collusion of international states, multinational corporations, and central banks can be. As for the citizens of the world, we see just how much control over our own lives we truly don't have.

SEE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFO or GO TO:
KOREA INDYMEDIA – Breaking News/Action Alerts
korea.indymedia.org/drupal/

BREAKING NEWS:

Progressive international activists who had been granted visas denied entry into South Korea and expelled without explanation
korea.indymedia.org/drupal/

What is the Special Security Law for the G20?
korea.indymedia.org/drupal/

Main demo against G20 summit on Nov 11th will be held 2pm at Seoul Station
korea.indymedia.org/drupal/

Temporary Media Center opened for the G20
メディアセンターについて | 인디미디어 Korea Indymedia
korea.indymedia.org/drupal/

[Solidarity Action Appeal] Help us fight the oppressive G20 regime right now!!
korea.indymedia.org/drupal/


OTHER ARTICLES:

The G20 Summit is NO EXCUSE for Repression!
kctu.org/9842

KCTU Calls for international participation in People’s Week of Collective Action protesting G20 Seoul Summit
kctu.org/9845

Labour Assembly: Southern Trade Unions’ Voice on Global Economic & Social Crisis
www.rinoceros.org/article9756.html


LATEST VIDEOS (as of 11/10/10):

Two PETA activists arrested in South Korea - no comment
www.youtube.com/watch

20,000 Protesters Clash With Police As Seoul, South Korea Gears Up For G20
www.youtube.com/watch

South Korea Prepares to host G20 SUMMIT - Seoul
www.youtube.com/watch


CALENDAR:

November 11th, (Opening Day of G20 summit)
Action Day protesting G20
Organizer: G20 People’s Response Preparation Committee
November 10th~11th
G20 Trade Union Summit
Organizer: ITUC, OECD TUAC, GUFs


RECENT NEWS ABOUT PAST G20 SUMMITS:

Toronto Police Rearrest Activist
toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101025/g20-court-appearance-101025/20101025/

Ian Tomlinson death: senior judge appointed to oversee inquest
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/10/ian-tomlinson-inquest-thornton

ACLU Sues City Of Pittsburgh Over G-20 Mass Arrests
twincities.indymedia.org/2010/sep/aclu-sues-city-pittsburgh-over-g-20-mass-arrests

Democracy 101: Pittsburgh G20 Protests and the Police Occupation of Pitt University
www.youtube.com/watch

Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) G20 Pittsburgh
www.youtube.com/watch

The G-20 Song
www.youtube.com/watch

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