On August 21, The City of Gwangju held an exhibit for the late German Reporter, Jürgen Hinzpeter at the Gwangju Metropolitan City. This is to commemorate Hinzpeter's remarkable participation on the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju in 1980. The exhibit entitled, "Gwangju's Truth as told by Jürgen Hinzpeter" show photos and videos taken by him during the Gwangju Democracy Movement and some of his personal items like IDs and his pair of glasses. The exhibit will run up to September 3.
Meanwhile, the exhibit gathered attention after an indie film, "A Taxi Driver" was shown. The movie is based from a true to life story of the historical movement and is dedicated to Hinzpeter and all the people involved.
Jürgen Hinzpeter is a German Reporter from ARD-NDR Broadcasting Company. He did not limit himself as a reporter during that time as he was also part of the movement against the injustice act of the military. He passed away last January 25, 2016 at the age of 79 and some of his remains are buried at Gwangju, next to the remains of the victims.
(Photo Credits from Korea.net)
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