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On Tuesday, December 3, President Yoon Seok Yeol of South Korea declared martial law for the 13th time in the country’s history. While our brave people in South Korea have gained the upper hand, this fight is not yet over.

South Korea’s largest progressive union has called a general strike until President Yoon resigns. South Koreans need your solidarity now—help us lift up their demands by calling and sending emails to the ROK Embassy demanding Yoon’s resignation.

Click here to send an email to the embassy urging President Yoon to resign.

️Click here for instructions on calling the embassy to demand President Yoon resign.️

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Yoon’s regime has cracked down on the South Korean people, who have faced a mounting economic crisis and political repression under his administration. As a result, throughout November on multiple occasions, over 100,000 people showed up on the streets of Seoul to protest Yoon. Over 1 million have signed a civilian referendum demanding Yoon’s resignation. Before his coup attempt, Yoon had already faced 22 impeachment attempts in the national legislature.

Until Yoon resigns, we can’t say the threat of martial law is entirely over. As long as Yoon is in power, there’s a possibility the US will support him in committing more atrocities against our people.

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That’s where you come in. Applying international grassroots pressure on the Yoon regime is one of the best ways we can help keep our people in South Korea safe from retaliation. Don’t wait—take action now!​