Seoul: Disability rights activists were forcibly taken out of a Seoul subway station on Tuesday before staging a “subway-riding” protest for the second consecutive day. The activists, who are part of the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD), had planned to launch their protest from 8 a.m. at Hyehwa Station on Subway Line 4. Their demonstration aimed to demand an increased budget for disabled people and their mobility rights.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Seoul Metro blocked the activists, citing the railway safety law, and requested them to leave. As the activists refused to comply, Seoul Metro’s subway security officers dragged them out of the station at 8:16 a.m. The forced eviction led to shouting matches and physical clashes between the protesters and security officers.

On Monday, the wheelchair-bound SADD activists had engaged in similar protests, repeatedly boarding and disembarking trains, or deliberately boarding slowly, at the same station. This activity disrupted train operations during the morning rush hours, highlighting the lengths to which the activists are willing to go to make their voices heard.