military crackdown
Coverage of military crackdown in the Nexus archive.
- 8 bagged bodies found with note in narco-trafficking hotspot
Eight bodies were found in a narco-trafficking hotspot in Ecuador amid a U.S.-backed military crackdown on organized crime gangs.
- Starbucks sees sales drop, mass protests in South Korea after ‘Tank Day’ promotion for massacre that killed 2K people
Starbucks faced sales declines and mass protests in South Korea after a controversial 'Tank Day' promotion linked to a historical massacre that killed 2,000 people. Activists destroyed Starbucks cups outside a store near the site of the military crackdown, accusing the company of trivializing the event.
- South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre
South Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again for a marketing campaign that sparked backlash for appearing to mock victims of the 1980 military crackdown. The campaign evoked memories of the bloody massacre, leading to public criticism.
- South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre
South Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again for a marketing campaign that sparked backlash for appearing to mock victims of the 1980 Gwangju Massacre, a bloody military crackdown. The campaign faced widespread criticism for evoking traumatic historical events.