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Disability Rights Group Resumes Subway Protests, Disrupting Seoul Line 4

SADD's 62nd action reignites its campaign for disability rights legislation, causing train delays and clashes at Hyehwa Station.

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Park Kyoung-seok, the leader of the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, lies at the entrance of a subway train after clashing with Seoul Metro officials during a subway-riding protest at Hyehwa Station in Seoul on April 21, 2025. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD) resumed rush-hour subway boarding protests on April 21, 2025, after a year-long pause.
  • The protest, part of the 'We Take the Subway to Work' campaign, marked the 62nd action by the group since the campaign began.
  • Trains on Seoul Subway Line 4 bypassed Hyehwa Station as protesters chained wheelchairs to train cars, delaying departures.
  • Clashes broke out between protesters, police officers, and Seoul Metro employees, with shouting matches also reported between protesters and commuters.
  • SADD resumed boarding protests to press the National Assembly for disability rights legislation, citing unmet demands after a year of die-in demonstrations.