Barrier Free Korea Part II: 'Subway-Riding Protests’ by People with Disabilities in Korea

A Korean disability rights advocacy group on Thursday 20th April staged a surprise “subway-riding” protest at one of Seoul’s busiest subway stations to mark the 43rd Day of Persons with Disabilities, causing train delays for about 15 minutes. After a standoff with police for about 10 minutes, the activists boarded a southbound train and got off at Yeouinaru Station on Line 5 in the Yeouido district, where the government’s Day of Persons with Disabilities ceremony was about to begin. Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/04/29/korean-disabled-activists-stage-surprise-subway-protest-in-downtown-seoul-on-national-disability-day/