A civic group staged a protest outside the presidential office on Tuesday, accusing the government of a “crackdown” on a Korean peace activist after authorities invalidated the passport of Kim Ah-hyun, effectively blocking her attempt to travel to the Gaza Strip. Members of Thousand Madleens to Gaza urged the Foreign Ministry to rescind the passport invalidation and withdraw its order requiring Kim to surrender her passport, while stressing the need for peace advocacy amid conflicts around the w