[Photo] S. Korean activist organization condemns IOC, Tokyo organizing committee for labeling Dokdo as Japanese territory

Kwon Soon-young, steering committee chair of the Seoul Kyoreh Hana, moderates the group’s press conference on Thursday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to condemn the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government. Kwon is relaying messages from Lee Yeon-hee, the group’s director-general, via telephone. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hnakyoreh)

The Seoul Kyoreh Hana, a South Korean peace activist organization, held a press conference Thursday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to condemn the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese government for the latter’s use of the Rising Sun Flag and a map labeling Dokdo as Japanese territory.

The Seoul Kyoreh Hana, a South Korean peace activist organization, holds a press conference Thursday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to condemn the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese government. Kwon Soon-young, the group’s steering committee chair, acted as a moderator of the event with others attending via telephone. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hankyoreh)

The organization planned to send letters to the IOC and the Japanese government.

The Seoul Kyoreh Hana, a South Korean peace activist organization, holds a press conference Thursday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to condemn the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese government. Kwon Soon-young, the group’s steering committee chair, acted as a moderator of the event with others attending via telephone. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hankyoreh)

Due to Level 4 social distancing measures applied throughout the greater Seoul area, the press conference was held via telephone with one organizer present as a moderator.

By Lee Jong-keun, staff photographer

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