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In South Korea, candlelight rallies,[1] also referred to as the Candlelight Struggle,[2] Candlelight Revolution,[3] or a candlelight cultural festival and is also attended with a humorous props and banner along with candles.[4] Candlelight protests[5] are symbolic collective gatherings of political dissent in South Korea to combat injustice peacefully.[6] This method of protesting began in 1992 for opposing the charging of online service. After that in 2002, as a result of the Yangju highway incident,[1] then utilized in the rallies against the impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun in 2004, re-used again in the 2008 U.S. beef protests, and emerged in the 2016-18 President Park Geun-hye protests.[7]

  1. ^ a b Shinn, Henry (4 April 2010). "Deja vu? Candlelight vigils in 2002 and present". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ Han, Ju-yeon (7 December 2017). "Candlelight demonstration participants receive human rights award in Berlin". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ Cho, Elliot (13 December 2016). "South Korea's 'Candlelight Revolution' Matters". Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ 강, 성남. "[서울포토] 12월 24일 촛불집회, 조기탄핵 촉구하는 '뿅망치' 등장 A "toy hammer" appeared at a candlelight rally on Dec. 24, urging early impeachment". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. ^ Kim, Yong-cheol; Kim, June-woo (2009). "South Korean Democracy in the Digital Age: The Candlelight Protests and the Internet". 40 (1): 53–85. ProQuest 209355027. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Premack, Rachel (2 December 2016). "Koreans Have Mastered the Art of the Protest". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  7. ^ "South Korea: thousands of protesters call for president to resign". The Guardian. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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