Disabled activists' protest temporarily disrupts Yongsan Station

A disability rights advocacy group, Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, staged a protest at Yongsan Station in Seoul on Monday, temporarily disrupting subway operations. The protest began at 8 a.m. and called for increased government spending for people with disabilities and their mobility rights in the next year's budget.

Wheelchair-bound activists deliberately boarded and disembarked from trains or took a long time to board, causing inconvenience to commuters. In response, train operator KORAIL had northbound trains pass through Yongsan Station without stopping for about two hours, from 8:10 a.m. to 10:06 a.m. The protest was scheduled to continue at Hyehwa Station every Monday through Aug. 24.

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