Disability rights activists resume subway protest in Seoul after 6-month hiatus

A disability rights advocacy group resumed its subway boarding protest in Seoul on Thursday, following a six-month hiatus.

Sixty activists from the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, many of them in wheelchairs, boarded a train at City Hall Station, occupying six train cars, with 10 activists in each car.

The protest took place after the morning rush hour, causing less disruption than expected as there was enough room on board for both the wheelchairs and commuters.

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