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South Koreans Protest Electioneering

Categories: East Asia, South Korea, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Politics, Protest, Youth

College students and civic groups took action against the National Intelligence Service (NIS)'s illegal interference with the lastest presidential election. Major universities in South Korea have released statements [1] condemning the secret agency, the ruling party and the police. Net users have gathered 95 thousand signatures in the second round [2] [ko] of online petition. Several protests are planned on this weekend.