Still Not Finished: Subway Line 2 Delays Continue
By Saqib Sharif The prolonged delay of Gwangju Subway Line 2 has become one of the city’s most pressing urban issues, repeatedly disrupting daily life while placing increasing pressure on … Read More
Category: Features
How Design Embraces Humanity: The 2025 Gwangju Design Biennale and a Conversation with Prof. Choi Sooshin
By Luis Andrés González Gwangju welcomes its 2025 Design Biennale this month, promising art, innovation, and purpose. This year’s edition is titled “You, the World: How Does Design Embrace Humanity?” (“너라는 세계: 디자인은 … Read More
WHRCF: Bangladesh’s July Uprising Finds a Voice in Gwangju – Celebrating Gwangju’s May Uprising with the Spirit of Our July Uprising
By Farhana Binte Jigar Farina, Speaker at the 2025 World Human Rights Cities Forum From being targeted as a criminal by the fascist government to becoming one of the frontliners … Read More
“I Can’t Hold On Any Longer” What the July 13 CNU Suicide Reveals About Korea’s Labs
A master’s degree researcher in CNU’s College of Engineering died on July 13, 2025. He left notes alleging pressure and mistreatment by superiors. One year after a foreign student’s death … Read More
Migrant Workers’ Rights: Forklift Abuse in Naju Sparks National Outcry
By Yousra Feriel Drioua A disturbing case of workplace abuse in Naju, Jeollanam-do, has sparked national outrage, drawing attention to what advocates describe as systemic flaws in South Korea’s migrant … Read More
Global Expedition to Mongolia: Sharing Inclusive City Values
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
Gwangbok-jeol: 80 Years of Liberation – Our Journey Continues
By Park Yeonju In 1945, a cheer echoed throughout the land. Korea had finally escaped the sorrow of losing its nationhood and welcomed the complete restoration of independence. Gwangbok-jeol, which … Read More
Uldolmok and Admiral Yi Sunsin
By Park Nahm-Sheik Uldolmok (울돌목) is a wild whirlpool of a strait off the coast of Haenam on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. To be more precise, it … Read More