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that was enacted in 1964, political activists were being arrested and imprisoned with a long sentence or were even facing the death penalty. On July 29, 1999 in Seoul, South Korea, Minkahyup members protested for democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. They claimed that there were
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On March 13, 1998, President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea approved amnesty to 5.5 million people. Only seventy four political prisoners were released when
Minkahyup originally sent a list of 500 prisoners they thought should be pardoned. The protests were a testament to mothers who had persisted for
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Minkahyup kept pressure on president Kim through protest trying to free Woo Yong Gak, a human rights activist who suffered solitary confinement, torture and deprivation. Woo was released on
February 25, 1999 after spending forty-one years as a political prisoner. Through constant protest Minkahyup
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Mothers and wives of political prisoners. The organization allowed for mothers to openly meet and either seek advice or comfort. One of their many activities included rallying every Thursday to protest various injustices from the government or other power elite groups. The membership and
23:(MKY) (Translation: Association of Families of Democratic Movement) was an extension of the Thursday Prayer Meeting group which was launched in July 1974. Minkahyup was established in 1985 in
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Minkahyup members who participated on a hunger strike in front of the National Assembly calling for the abolition of the National Security Law on December 20, 2004.
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