COVID-19 Teaches a Pro-Nature Lesson to Humanity

Written by Cami Ismanova. The novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has created an ongoing pandemic that has been affecting almost all of us in a variety of ways.It has been … Read More

Gwangju Now and Then: An Interview with Robert Grotjohn

Interviewed by by Melline Galani. Robert Grotjohn has spent a considerable number of years living in Gwangju in two different decades – separated by a gap of twenty-five years! These … Read More

Democracy Trail – Illuminating the Past, Connecting to a Bright Future

Written by Cami Ismanova. History has always been the subject that has fascinated me the most. You can imagine my interest rising when I discovered that I had actually gotten … Read More

May 18: Participant Recollections

Interviews with Park Young-sun and Ahn Giljeong. Interviews by Jeong Jiyeon and Melline Galani.Photographs by Yunkyoung (Hillel) Kim. “May 18” or “5.18” is shorthand for the Gwangju May 18 Democratic … Read More

MAY 18

Text by Dr. David E. Shaffer.Photographs courtesy of the 5.18 Archives. May 18, 1980 – a date etched in the memories of those who lived through this dark spot in … Read More

MAY 18: Violence, Blood, Sorrow

Edited by Dr.David Shaffer. At the mention of “May,” the first thought that still comes to mind for many residents of Gwangju is the “Gwangju Incident” (광주사태, Gwangju-satae), as it … Read More

Corona Crisis: An American’s Perspective

Written by Tom McGinn. Let me explain COVID-19 situation from not only my point of view, but along with actual events that are ongoing here in Korea. My point of … Read More

Saram: A Berlin-Based NGO Dedicated to Human Rights in North Korea.

Written by William Urbanski Saram (사람, “people” in Korean) is an NGO based in Berlin that promotes human rights in North Korea. It sounds anomalous that a German NGO would … Read More