South Korea News | Dissidents

More than 60,000 turned out for a protest in Seoul against President Park Geunt-hye’s policies, which ended abruptly when police clashed with participants attempting to move through barricades.
Around 10 protesters were injured and some 50 were arrested in the largest street protest of President Park’s term.
The protesters–including 53 labor, agriculture, and other civic groups–were demonstrating against President Park’s labor reforms reducing employee job security and textbook reforms perceived as whitewashing Korea’s authoritarian history.

(Image Credit: Choi Won-suk/The Korea Times)

Egypt News | Sudanese Refugees

At least 15 Sudanese refugees were killed and eight wounded attempting to enter Israel from the Sinai peninsula.
Egyptian officials first said the refugees were shot attempting to reach the southern border of Israel, but later revised their account to say they were caught in the crossfire between security forces and smugglers.
The incident is one of the most violent involving Sudanese refugees since 2005 and comes as the refugees face crackdowns by Egyptian police, exploitation and abuse by smugglers, and detention and deportation in Israel.