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...Eunu Chun '87, co-director of Room 13, stated yesterday that the group would not say anything about the incident because they were worried about the effects of making the incident public...
...concerned that people will not come in for help because they are worried about confidentiality and safety," he said. "This is not a big deal and people should not worry about the incident," Chun said...
...very repressiveness of the Chun government gives radicals a rich soil to thrive in. South Korean students fill a political void that does not exist in some other East Asian countries. Japan, for example, permits dissent and has a vocal opposition that includes the Communist Party, which holds 27 seats in the national parliament, or Diet. But Koreans have no such democratic outlets. Kim Dae Jung, the country's most famous dissident, is barred from all political activity, and has been under frequent house arrest since returning from U.S. exile in 1985. Even left-wing books and pamphlets are officially...
...chastened radicals are now shifting toward a less violent, if no less confrontational, approach to political action. They responded to police tear gas last week with balloons bearing anti-Chun slogans, rather than with bricks and fire bombs. "The people hate the government, but they are afraid of violence," one protest leader said. In their new mood, the students are seeking alliances with the New Korea Democratic Party, the chief opposition force. "They criticized us for being too pro-American, and would not work with us," says Dissident Kim, a powerful party mentor. "Now they are willing to take...
Though the prospect disturbs some officials, Gorbachev and Reagan seem determined to make a disarmament deal. -- A TIME exclusive: Dissident Andrei Sakharov' s speeches at a Moscow peace forum. -- An American spying for Israel is sentenced to life in prison. -- Student radicals form the center of opposition to President Chun in South Korea...