Eighty banners claiming #Jeju 4.3 was ordered by late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung and the communist party have been erected on the island ahead of the 75th anniversary of the massacre.

Of the two I’ve seen today, both were slashed.

One I had seen this morning was whole when I passed.

By the afternoon, it was in shreds, and police were on the scene.

#제주 #제주43 #SouthKorea #politics #korea #communism

#korea panel of experts agree time is right for US to admit to role in #jeju #genocide. Panel includes former US ambassador.

"It’s significant that, despite the concerns of some in South Korea, a consensus is forming that a bold decision to revisit the issue of American responsibility for the Jeju April 3 Incident and overcome this thorny history through an American apology would help strengthen the Korea-US alliance."

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http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_editorial/1073192.html

#korea US backed genocide on the island of Jeju in the far south of korea, 2 years before start of korean war, tens of thousands killed, tens of thousands exiled to #japan

74 years on from the horrifying atrocities, experts ask: can the #US even acknowledge that it happened. Can it apologize?

#제주 #43사건 #제주43

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1071248.html