Gil Won-ok, memory keeper of wartime sex slavery by Japan, dies at 96
Born in Japanese-occupied Korea, she was among the last surviving “comfort women” forced into sexual servitude for Japanese ...
Gil Won-ok, Crusading Victim of Wartime Sex Slavery, Dies at 96
She campaigned for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her, mostly Korean, ...
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‘Comfort woman’ survivor Gil Won-ok remembered as tenacious, caring women’s rights advocate
The former “comfort woman” used her voice and her stories to endeavor to bring an end to wartime violence against women ...
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Japanese military’s comfort women victim Gil Won-ok dies at 97, only 7 surviving victims left
A citizen pays his respects at the funeral hall for Gil Won-ok, a victim of the Japanese military's wartime sexual slavery, at Incheon Red Cross Hospital in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on February 17.
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'Comfort woman,' activist Gil Won-ok dies at 97
Gil Won-ok, a former sex slave for Japanese troops who campaigned to raise awareness of the World War II atrocity, died Sunday, the gender equality ministry said. She was 97.
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College students urge Japan to apologize to comfort women victims while there is victim alive
College student activists from Peacenavi Network hold a press conference in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on February 19. Reporter Kwon Do-hyun “What I'm asking the Japanese government is ...
Will Yankees use 6-man rotation with Marcus Stroman? Brian Cashman, Aaron Boone weigh in
With Marcus Stroman refusing to pitch out of the bullpen, he won't factor into the Yankees' starting rotation unless someone ...
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Mexico, DR battle for Caribbean Series championship
The stage is set for an intriguing championship game matchup in the 67th Caribbean Series on Friday at 10 p.m. ET on MLB ...