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A day to celebrate – South Korea abandons 'scientific' whaling plan

A day to celebrate – South Korea abandons 'scientific' whaling plan

Blog entry by Jeonghee Han | 4 December, 2012 26 comments

It’s been a turbulent five months for the future of whales in South Korea after the Seoul government made a shock statement in July at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Panama,...

South Korea tramples human rights and ignores lessons from Fukushima

South Korea tramples human rights and ignores lessons from Fukushima

Blog entry by Pino Lee | 10 December, 2012 9 comments

Today is the International Human Rights Day and what better way to mark it than by launching a court case against injustice in South Korea. With so many countries moving away from nuclear power in recent decades, and many more...

Greenpeace staff blocked from entering South Korea as Government cracks down on nuclear opposition

Greenpeace staff blocked from entering South Korea as Government cracks down on...

Blog entry by Greenpeace Press Realease | 2 April, 2012

Seoul, South Korea, 2 April, 2012: Three Greenpeace senior staff members accompanying the organisation’s International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo were today denied entry and deported from South Korea, highlighting the...

Calling for an end to Dongwon's destructive overfishing in Korea

Calling for an end to Dongwon's destructive overfishing in Korea

Blog entry by Yuen Ping Chow, Greenpeace East Asia | 23 September, 2012 1 comment

Soon, the Korean portion of our Ocean Defenders Tour 2012 will end. It was sad to lose the chance to talk to the people of Ulsan because of the typhoon that forced us to cancel our open boat activities there, but it also reflects...

What South Korea can learn from Japan’s nuclear phase-out

Blog entry by Justin McKeating | 19 September, 2012 1 comment

Last week’s announcement by the Japanese government that the country wants to abandon its dependency on nuclear power and become nuclear-free sends a strong message to the government of South Korea. However, ignoring the momentous...

Pacific Tuna Commision Day Three

Blog entry by Jonghee Han, Greenpeace East Asia | 29 March, 2012

Since I joined Greenpeace East Asia’s Seoul office last September I have been lobbying government officials and company executives about tuna issues, usually with this meeting in Guam as a main topic. >> Take action: Save Pacific...

Nuclear Emergency Camp

Nuclear Emergency Camp

Image | 12 July, 2013 at 0:20

Greenpeace activists from Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States are escorted by Korean police after a three day protest at the iconic Gwangandaegyo Bridge concluded peacefully in Busan, South Korea. The activists are demanding the Korean...

Kori Nuclear Reactor, South Korea

Kori Nuclear Reactor, South Korea

Image | 15 July, 2013 at 14:17

The Rainbow Warrior is seen in front of the Kori 1 nuclear reactor, with a banner reading (in Korean): 'Chernobyl! Fukushima!, Busan?' as Greenpeace call for a nuclear energy phase out starting with the Kori 1 reactor, the oldest nuclear...

Nuclear Emergency Camp

Nuclear Emergency Camp

Image | 9 July, 2013 at 13:50

Greenpeace activists set up a hanging nuclear emergency camp between suspension cables on Busan's iconic Gwangandaegyo bridge, calling for the Korean government to widen the official nuclear evacuation zone to a thirty kilometer radius.

Nuclear Emergency Camp

Nuclear Emergency Camp

Image | 10 July, 2013 at 13:55

10 July 2013. The Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior arrives in the port of Busan, South Korea. Greenpeace is calling for the Korean government to widen the official nuclear evacuation zone to a thirty kilometer radius.

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