Disabled South Koreans protest "inhumane" benefits system

SEOUL (Reuters) – Wheelchair-bound Choi Jong-hun spends most Fridays in a makeshift tent encampment in one of Seoul’s busy subway stations, eating instant noodles as commuters dodge and weave around him and a handful of fellow demonstrators. He’s part of a protest that has lasted more than 60 days and aims to change South Korea’s benefits system, which campaigners say humiliates disabled people by “grading” them according to their disability. …

1 2 3 4