Kang We-suck (, born 25 August 1986) is a South Korean an activist for civil and human rights activist who promotes pacifism,"대광고 강의석군, 퇴학에서 승소까지" 국민일보 Kuki news website 23 April 2010 , but also a former high-profile criminal.촛불집회서 `거친 행동' 강의석씨 벌금 600만원 연합뉴스 Yonhap news website 31 December 2008 .Hosik L. "I'd rather go to jail than serve in the military." The Korea Times 20 April 2011. Accessed 10 September 2013. Kang's activism in civil rights (religious and political freedoms) began in 2003 when he was a student. Kang went on a hunger strike from 11 August to 25 September and from 16 October to 25 October 2004. In 2008, Kang joined a peace movement and in August 2008, staged a naked protest at the Armed Forces Day of South Korea."Two conscientious objectors convicted." The Korea Times 2 June 2011. In 2011, Kang became a conscientious objector.
