Thanks for accepting this as zee answer, grthumongous-ga.
Here are some references to various demonstrations, rallies and protests
in regards to North Korea.
SPIEGEL ONLINE - "Joyful Dancing" - October 30, 2004
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,325971,00.html
"The people of North Korea are not as submissive as they appear to be.
Unnoticed by the outside world, strong opposition to the regime of
dictator Kim Jong Il is beginning to appear.
...
In the bitter years of the mid-1990s, when the regime allowed up to
three million people to die from malnutrition and weakness,
demonstrations repeatedly flared up against the country's bizarre
ruler ... Slogans against the dictator ("Down with Kim Jong Il")
appeared on railroad cars, overpasses and factory walls. Flyers
condemning the dynasty's unbelievable ostentation were even posted
outside the Kumsusan Mausoleum in Pyongyang ... In a new,
soon-to-be-published book about North Korea, Jasper Becker, 48, a
British author and journalist living in Beijing, writes that
factories, military units, and even entire towns revolted against
the leadership in Pyongyang. ... For example, Becker obtained
details about the biggest labor demonstrations in North Korea's
history, which took place in 1998 in the industrial city of
Songrim. The protests began on a cold February morning after the
public execution of eight men, all managers at the Hwanghae Iron
and Steel Works. Their crime? In an effort to provide food for the
workers and their families, they sold parts of the factory to
Chinese businessmen.
...
Even though many of Songrim's inhabitants were starving at the time,
the attempt to circumvent the defunct public supply system to obtain
food was considered sabotage and treason. ... A few hours later,
however, the factory's employees stopped working. The peaceful
protest was short-lived. The next morning, tanks broke through the
factory gates and mowed down the demonstrators. According to
eyewitness reports, hundreds lost their lives."
The article continues on and should be read in detail.
CNN.com - "North Korean military parade marks 55th anniversary of
ruling party" - October 10, 2000
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/east/10/10/n.korea.party.ap/
"SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea marked the 55th anniversary
of the founding of its ruling communist party Tuesday with a
military parade and a mass demonstration by civilians, the country's
media reported.
Leader Kim Jong Il reviewed the parade by 'columns of military
academies, columns of units of three services of the Korean People's
Army ...,' said the North's foreign news outlet, KCNA.
The military parade was followed by a mass demonstration by civilians,
it said.
...
The report gave no mention, either, of 42 South Korean civic and
dissident leaders who traveled to the North on Monday to take part in
the anniversary celebrations."
JoongAng Daily - "Massive rally opposes North" - March 1, 2004
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200403/01/200403012207359409900090209021.html
"Thousands of South Korean citizens opposed to communist North Korea
rallied yesterday in front of City Hall, waving the Korean and
American flags to celebrate the March 1st Independence Movement Day.
The largely conservative crowd, estimated at 30,000 and made up of
140 civic groups such as Christian Council of Korea and Korea Freedom
League chanted, 'Down with nuclear weapons, Down with Kim Jong-il'
in the streets and burned North Korean flags."
CBC News - "North Korea gassing its citizens ..." - April 27, 2005
"On Thursday, human rights activists in Asia, Europe and North America plan
to stage demonstrations in a number of cities to draw attention to alleged
rights violations in North Korea.
They are calling the effort 'North Korea Freedom Day.'"
North Korea Freedom Coalition (NKFC) participation in the above event, both
in 2004 and 2005.
http://www.nkfreedom.org/nkfd.html
"Wednesday, April 28, 2004
The North Korea Freedom Coalition, a bipartisan coalition of organizations
and individuals supporting freedom and human rights for the North Korean
people, organized North Korea Freedom Day which included a major rally on
Capitol Hill in conjunction with Members of the U.S. Congress in support
of the North Korea Human Rights Act."
This is one that is difficult to figure out if it was a "anti-US" or "pro
North Korea" rally. From the "Veterans for Peace" web site.
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/press/koreatruth.htm
"Visits will also include joining with South Koreans to stop U.S. Air
Force bombing at Maehyangri.
...
On June 23, hundreds gathered across from the White House to addresses
these grievances."
If you need any clarification, please feel free to ask.
Search strategy:
Google search on: Europe OR "in the US" demonstration OR
demonstrations "North Korea"
://www.google.com/search?q=Europe+OR+%22in+the+US%22+demonstration+OR+demonstrations+%22North+Korea%22
Google search on: protests OR protesting OR demonstrations "North Korea"
://www.google.com/search?q=protests+OR+protesting+OR+demonstrations+%22North+Korea%22
Google searches on variants of the above searches.
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