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Sirens, tears mark gov't's first official memorial for Itaewon tragedy as families and public gather

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety, together with the Itaewon Disaster Bereaved Families Council and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, held a memorial ceremony marking the third anniversary of the Itaewon crowd crush on Wednesday.

2025.10.29

Family members of Madina Sherniyazova, a Kazakh student who died in the Itaewon crowd crush on Oct. 29, 2022, look at photos of the deceased at the ″House of Stars″ memorial for Itaewon crowd crush victims in Jongno District, central Seoul on Oct. 26. [KIM CHANG-YONG]

'Too painful to think about': Koreans and foreigners grieve victims of Itaewon tragedy together for first time

Three years after the Itaewon crowd crush in 2022, grief still lingers for victims’ families and first responders alike, as foreign and Korean bereaved relatives gathered to remember their loved ones and demand accountability for the tragedy.

2025.10.27

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Yongsan District Mayor Park Hee-young, right, and Kim Jin-bae, head of the district's safety and disaster management division, pose for a photo after receiving an award for safety management at a local festival from Seoul Metropolitan Government on Aug. 22. [YONHAP]

Seoul revokes safety award for Yongsan District following criticism by bereaved Itaewon families

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will revoke an award it gave to Yongsan District for safety management at a local festival after strong protests from the families of victims of the Oct. 29, 2022, Itaewon crowd crush.

2025.8.27

A narrow alley in Itaewon, Yongsan District, central Seoul, where a deadly crowd crush occurred on Oct. 29, 2022, seen a day before the second anniversary of the Itaewon tragedy. [NEWS1]

Sexually degrading messages about Itaewon crowd crush victims could be criminal, says top court

The Supreme Court ruled that sexually degrading online messages about victims of the Itaewon crowd crush disaster of 2022 could constitute criminally obscene materials.

2025.1.5

The bereaved family members of safety accidents, which include the Itaewon crowd crush, place white chrysanthemum flowers in front of the victims' photos at a memorial ceremony held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

National Assembly holds Itaewon tragedy memorial event as lawmakers pledge to find truth

Tears fell from the eyes of survivors and victims' bereaved family members as they gathered at a somber memorial event to commemorate the second anniversary of the Itaewon tragedy at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Tuesday.

2024.10.29

Members from the committee representing families of the Itaewon crowd crush victims visit a memorial installed in front of Itaewon Station in Yongsan District, central Seoul on Oct. 21. [NEWS1]

The long road from a dark alley: 2 years on, the Itaewon crush remains unresolved

Despite two years passing, there is still no satisfactory resolution to the cause and responsibility of the Itaewon crowd crush.

2024.10.28

A narrow alley in Itaewon, Yongsan District, central Seoul, where the deadly crowd crush occurred on Oct. 29, 2022, is marked as the October 29 Memorial Alley on Monday, a day before the second anniversary of the Itaewon tragedy. [NEWS1]

'We still don’t know how he died': For foreign families of Itaewon victims, grief persists and questions remain

Two years after the Itaewon tragedy, foreign families of victims continue to grapple with profound grief and unanswered questions as they seek closure and accountability.

2024.10.28

A bereaved family member of the Itaewon crowd crush disaster cries out in despair in front of the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Monday, after Yongsan District Office Chief Park Hee-young, who was found not guilty, left the court building following the hearing. [YONHAP]

Former Yongsan police chief sentenced to three years over Itaewon crowd crush disaster

Former Seoul Yongsan Police Precinct Chief Lee Im-jae, who was brought to trial on charges of poor response to the Itaewon crowd crush disaster of Oct. 29, 2022, was sentenced to three years in prison by a Seoul court on Monday.

2024.9.30

Former chief of the Yongsan District Office Park Hee-young, left, walks out of the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Monday. Prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of seven years for Park on charges of failing to properly respond to the Itaewon crowd crush that took 159 lives on Oct. 29, 2022. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors recommend 7-year prison term for Yongsan chief over Itaewon crowd crush

Prosecutors recommended that the former head of the Yongsan District Office, Park Hee-young, get seven years in prison for her role in the Itaewon Halloween crowd crush.

2024.7.15

Relatives of victims who perished in the Itaewon crowd crush of Oct. 29, 2022, begin to cry in the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, after the legislature passed a bill mandating a new investigation into the disaster on Thursday afternoon. [NEWS1]

Tears flow as National Assembly passes bill to investigate Itaewon disaster

The bill, which was passed with support from 256 lawmakers out of 259 present at a plenary session of the legislature, establishes a bipartisan committee to uncover the causes of the crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon nightlife area on Oct. 29, 2022.

2024.5.2