Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
By Park Yeonju This summer, from June 26 to July 1, the Gwangju International Center carried out a public diplomacy project in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. A group of 28 Gwangju citizens … Read More
By Luis Andrés González I arrived at Room 212 on the afternoon of May 16, not simply as an audience member at the World Human Rights Cities Forum but as … Read More
By Yousra Feriel Drioua In a small Gwangju bakery, flour and activism ferment side by side. Bread and Roses is redefining what it means to be a local bakery. Aiming … Read More
The May 18 Memorial Foundation initiated the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights in the year 2000 to honor individuals, groups, or institutions that have contributed to the promotion and advancement … Read More
By the WHRCF Secretariat Gwangju Hosts WHRCF 2025 The 2025 World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF 2025) will be held on May 15 to 17 at the Kim Daejung Convention … Read More
By Shin Gyeonggu I first met Suh Sung nearly 20 years ago, expecting to encounter a man marked by anger and resolution after enduring nearly two decades of imprisonment and … Read More
By Yousra Feriel Drioua South Korea’s history is deeply intertwined with student activism, a force that has repeatedly challenged societal norms and governmental policies. From the resistance against Japanese colonial … Read More
“Can the past help the present?” and “Can the dead save the living?” These questions, central to Han Kang’s exploration of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, resonate deeply in modern South … Read More
