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![Lawyers representing a coalition of civic groups supporting Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II file complaints with the Jongno police on Wednesday in central Seoul. The coalition accused several far-right activists and YouTubers of obstructing their weekly rallies and insulting the ″comfort women″ victims. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11363394.jpg?imageId=11363394&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![University students tie themselves to a statue symbolizing ’comfort women“ victims in front of the old Japanese Embassy in central Seoul Wednesday and stage a sit-in protest after the organizers of weekly rallies to resolve the issue of Japanese wartime sexual slavery lost their usual turf to a conservative group. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11067097.jpg?imageId=11067097&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Lee Yong-soo, a ’comfort woman“ survivor and activist, sits next to a bronze statue symbolizing victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery after making a surprise appearance at a weekly rally calling for a resolution to the issue in Daegu Wednesday evening. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10430988.jpg?imageId=10430988&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)