Independence Fighter News Today

A previously undisclosed calligraphic work of independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910), created just days before his execution, fetched 1.3 billion won ($976,000) at an auction Tuesday.

The veterans ministry said Tuesday it will hold a remembrance ceremony for revered independence fighter Hong Beom-do this week to mark the 80th year since his passing amid a heated ideological debate over his ties to Soviet communist forces.

The defense ministrys decision to relocate the bust of independence fighter Hong Beom-do has pitted President Yoon Suk Yeol against his adviser and old friend.

A plan to build a park in Gwangju in honor of communist composer Jeong Yul-seong, who was born in the city in southwestern Korea, has sparked sharp division in public opinion....

A plan by the Ministry of National Defense to remove the busts of Korean independence fighters from the military academy, citing their involvement with the Soviet Communist Party, is causing a stir in political circles.

Korea will confer state medals and awards on 100 late independence fighters to honor their sacrifices in the resistance movement against Japans 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula, the veterans ministry said Monday.

Last surviving independence fighter returns home from Japan

The last surviving Korean independence fighter living in Japan will return home early next week, Seouls veterans ministry said Thursday, just days before Korea marks the anniversary of liberation from Japans 1910-45 colonial rule.

The remains of a Korean independence fighter who inspired a hit 2018 TV series will return home from the United States next week a century after his death, the veterans ministry said Tuesday.

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