[Newsmaker] Koreans win global prize for candlelight rallies
Social affairsOct 16, 2017
South Korean citizens, who took to the streets to protest against President Park Geun-hye for months and peacefully removed her from power, have received an internationally recognized award for their commitment to peace and democracy. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany’s oldest political foundation, decided to give this year’s Human Rights Award Prize to a total of 17 million people who participated in the candlelight rallies last year demanding former President Park resign over a corruption sca