by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo of South Korea formally resigned on Monday amid growing suspicions that he accepted an illegal cash donation from a […]
Tag: Sewol ferry disaster
Sewol Moms Urge Aspiring Journalists: “Tell the Truth to Your Generation”
story by JULIE HA photographs by ALEX COREY/EL NUEVO SOL Dressed in yellow jackets, black T-shirts, dark slacks and sneakers, Park Hye-young and Hong Young-mee sat at the head […]
The First Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Sinking
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com Today (April 16), South Koreans mark the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry sinking, which killed more than 300 passengers–a majority of them high school […]
Audrey Hepburn’s Son to Create ‘Sewol Memorial Forest’ in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry sinking approaches, the oldest son of the late Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn plans to create […]
CEO of Sewol Ferry Operator Sentenced to 10 Years
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Gwangju District Court delivered a 10-year prison sentence to the head of the company that operated the Sewol ferry, which capsized in […]
National Assembly Passes Three Sewol Bills
by REERA YOO The National Assembly passed three bills aimed at addressing issues raised by April’s Sewol ferry disaster at a plenary session on Friday, reported Yonhap. Last week, South […]
A Body Found in Sunken Sewol Ferry After Six Months
by STEVE HAN Rescue divers recovered a victim’s body on Tuesday inside a capsized Sewol ferry 195 days since the date of the tragedy off South Korea’s southwestern coast, […]
BIFF to Premiere Controversial Sewol Ferry Disaster Documentary Despite Protests
by REERA YOO With barely a week left until its 19th opening, the Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) has decided to proceed with premiering the controversial Sewol ferry disaster […]
