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  "id": 1617355,
  "title": "Rights group stages sit-in at Seoul subway station to demand improved access for disabled people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/rights-group-stages-sit-in-at-seoul-subway-station-to-demand-improved",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T03:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260818/rights-group-stages-sit-in-at-seoul-subway-station-to-demand-improved-access-for-disabled-people"
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  "summary": "A disability rights activist group staged a sit-in at Seoul subway station Seoul Station on Tuesday, causing northbound trains on Line 4 and southbound trains on Lines 1 and 4 to pass through without stopping for approximately an hour. The protest, organized by Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, began at 8:49 a.m. and concluded at 10:12 a.m. During the demonstration, the activists attempted to board a southbound train on Line 4 but were prevented by officials from Seoul Metro, the train operator, resulting in a confrontation. Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination has announced that they will continue to stage subway protests every morning, demanding adequate government budget allocations for disability rights. Additionally, the group plans to gather daily at the Korea Fiscal Information Service in Seoul and march towards the private residence of Health Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong as another form of appeal.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Rights group stages sit-in at Seoul subway station to demand improved access for disabled people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/rights-group-stages-sit-in-at-seoul-subway-station-to-demand-improved-1617873",
        "published": "2026-08-18T02:39:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Rights group stages sit-in at Seoul subway station to demand improved access for disabled people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/rights-group-stages-sit-in-at-seoul-subway-station-to-demand-improved-1622661",
        "published": "2026-08-18T03:37:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}