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WOMEN CROSS DEMILITARISED ZONE (DMZ) ON KOREAN PENINSULA FOR PEACE
June 3, 2015 by Kozue Akibayashi
On 24 May 2015, the International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, approximately 30 women from 15 countries crossed the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), which serves as a buffer between North Korea and South Korea, and made a powerful call for peace in the Korean Peninsula.
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May 2015 Newsletter: We’re on our way!
May 30, 2015
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Can women end Korean War? After DMZ crossing, Gloria Steinem says ‘Yes’
May 25, 2015 by John Power
Ms. Steinem was one of 30 women activists, including Nobel laureates Mairead Maguire and Leymah Gbowee, who crossed the demilitarized zone between the North and South on Sunday. Protesters say their campaign was naive.
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Gloria Steinem, peace activists cross Demilitarized Zone separating Koreas
May 24, 2015 by Daniel Costa-Roberts
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem along with a group of 30 women peace activists crossed the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea on Sunday, in what organizers called a “symbolic act of peace” meant to encourage dialogue and reunification between the two countries.
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Women peace activists cross Korean DMZ amid heavy security and criticism
May 24, 2015 by Steven Borowiec
A group of women peace activists from 15 countries around the world crossed the Demilitarized Zone into South Korea amid heavy security and criticism over their trip to North Korea, a country with a dangerous nuclear weapons program and an extensive record of human rights abuses.
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