Photos from anti-US military base expansion & anti-Korean War march in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

 

Main Stage of the rally: Slogans succinctly points the residents’ demands

Slogan on left: Stop the Oncoming U.S. Military! Drive Out Present U.S. Military!

Slogan on right: This land is our life; we shall guard it till the end!

K-6 is Camp Humphrey, US military base in Pyeongtaek and the area colored pink is the area designated for the expansion.                                Photo credit: Voice of People (VOP)

310^th Candlelight vigil on the eve of the rally,  Pyeongtaek   7/09/05                       VOP

People marching toward the rally site,               Pyeongtaek,  7/10/05               @VOP

Families marching toward the rally site while the police watches Pyeongtaek  7/10/05   Kim Kyu Jong@Tongilnews

Police blocks the entrance the rally site               Pyeongtaek  7/10/05                  @VOP

Woman try to stop police entering their village, Pyeongtaek  7/10/05

Lee Gang Ho @Tongil News

Youth try to stop the police entering the village  Pyeongtaek  7/10/05 Kim Chul Soo@VOP

Cultural performance at the rally,                   Pyeongtaek,  7/10/05                 @VOP

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