foreigners protesting in korea

[ignatmc]

can foreigners protest legally in Korea?
if yes what are the procedures?
thanks

[justanotherwaygook]

I've already posted this elsewhere, but here's a copy of my post.

Immigration Control Act

http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan011498.pdf

Slightly updated, but the same
http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/NtcCotnDetailR_en.pt?bbsGbCd=BS10&bbsSeq=6&ntccttSeq=1&langCd=EN

Article 17-2

"(2) No foreigner sojourning in the Republic of Korea shall engage in any political activity.
(2) No foreigner sojourning in the Republic of Korea shall engage in any political activity with the exception of cases as provided by this Act or other statutes"

I think it's intentionally broad.  Notice the use of the word 'any'.  The is what appears in the updated version (first version only had the first sentence).  I can't find protest as an exception.

UPDATE: Apparently the government is allowing foreigners who have the right to vote at the local level to participate in campaigns of those local politicians.  However, right to protest is not affected by this.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/01/116_102168.html

[sejongthefabulous]

I'm sure protesting Japan's failure to admit to comfort women, distortion of history texts or their claims to Dokdo is okay. Anything else the Korean government official supports protesting against is probably also cool.
What do you have in mind?

[justanotherwaygook]

I'm sure protesting Japan's failure to admit to comfort women, distortion of history texts or their claims to Dokdo is okay. Anything else the Korean government official supports protesting against is probably also cool.
What do you have in mind?

This.

I have seen/known foreigners to attend the comfort women protests and are welcomed by other protesters.  They are not given any hassles by the authorities.

[ignatmc]

i'm thinking of protesting against the consumption of dog meat. i have seen such a protest once at myengdong but there were no foreigners involved so i was scared to join.

[Mozza3322]

Would that count as political? 

[sejongthefabulous]

All the politicians who pull the strings of power and the immigration officers and prosecutors will be enjoying a bowl of doggy stew while deciding your fate.....that is one type of protest that will get you booted.
Notice how the protests I listed were in no way critical to Korea or damaging to Korea and followed things Koreans are protesting on the international scene.
You are only allowed to help politicians campaign under the law changes and that's only if you have the right to vote for them.

[yeti08]

i'm thinking of protesting against the consumption of dog meat. i have seen such a protest once at myengdong but there were no foreigners involved so i was scared to join.

Sadly the Koreans in charge will not like this.  Just give it time, the younger generations do not like the consumption of dogs and I think it will die out as the baby boomer age guys and gals die out and/or leave political office. 
That being said if you don't like the dog thing, do not go to the otherwise awesome market in Moran.....just take this advice and I'll say no more.

[Yu_Bumsuk]

i'm thinking of protesting against the consumption of dog meat. i have seen such a protest once at myengdong but there were no foreigners involved so i was scared to join.

Probably nothing will happen, but I'm guessing that roughly half of the good people with decision-making power at immigration or the police have enjoyed a tasty bowl of boshingtang and the other half won't like a foreigner pointing out that's the case. They could screw with your visa if you're on an E-2. Can't you think of anything better to protest? I'm 100% sure you won't get any flak for protesting Japanese whaling.

[Squire]

I'm sure protesting about comfort women will be okay, but it's 70 years too late

[justanotherwaygook]

I'm sure protesting about comfort women will be okay, but it's 70 years too late

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/12/15/2011121500787.html

It's in order to get a real apology/compensation from the Japanese.

[Squire]

I'm sure protesting about comfort women will be okay, but it's 70 years too late

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/12/15/2011121500787.html

It's in order to get a real apology/compensation from the Japanese.

I'm sure it means a lot to some people (many comfort women are still alive aren't they?) but I don't understand the mentality of asking people to apologise for what older generations did. It won't be the perpetrators saying sorry, it'll be politicians who likely weren't alive at the time

[ignatmc]

well anyways if anybody is interested please look for No Dog Meat Korea on facebook.
thank you

[releasethedogs]

well anyways if anybody is interested please look for No Dog Meat Korea on facebook.
thank you

no page found. link?

[sdomemetalucaje]

What ya'll came thousands of miles on an aeroplane to protest something that has nothing to do you?

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[ignatmc]

why would you even bother to reply to the thread?
yes i came all that way for this. and it very much concerns me  sdomemetalucaje

[summerthyme]

This is your friendly moderator reminder to keep things civil and on-topic!

The topic:  The rights/laws for/against alien residents protesting in Korea.

[ignatmc]

well anyways if anybody is interested please look for No Dog Meat Korea on facebook.
thank you

no page found. link?

here it is http://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Dog-Meat-Korea/352377384782518

[Davox]

why would you even bother to reply to the thread?
yes i came all that way for this. and it very much concerns me  sdomemetalucaje

well, like justanotherwaygook pointed out (in the 2nd and 4th posts), it is technically illegal, but there are at least some subjects that the authorities seem to not mind foreigners joining protests for.  So hopefully the issue that you came all the way here to protest is one of the ones they're ok with.

Not much more to be said in the thread, really.  Especially because you're clearly passionate enough about it that you're going to do it anyway.  Let us know how it goes!

[Yu_Bumsuk]

why would you even bother to reply to the thread?
yes i came all that way for this. and it very much concerns me  sdomemetalucaje

You came all the way here just to do *that*? Well at least you won't lose a job over it, then. Just please don't help someone else lose their job over it.