South Korea, rally at comfort women memorial after barricades lifted in Seoul

May 6, 2026

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The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385951
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385942
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385938
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329386020
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385996
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385994
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385976
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385971
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385959
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385936
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385933
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385922
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385920
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385914
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385906
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385893
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, after participants removed a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385807
The Statue of Peace, May 6, 2026 : The Comfort Women Statue or the Statue of Peace symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea during a rally, just before participants remove a police barricade surrounding the statue. Barricades surrounding the statue were permanently lifted on Wednesday, six years after they were placed at a civic group s request due to security concerns. Far-right groups denying the Japanese military s sexual enslavement of women during the Second World War had staged counter-rallies near the statue, raising concerns of possible damage to the statue. aflo_329385777

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