A set of ten photos featuring two men has dominated the news cycle in South Korea for the last ten days.

In a sequence, the pair wait in a room, hands bound with ropes and plastic cable ties. Once outside, they are dragged by plain-clothed security personnel against will. One of the men holds his ground while being pushed over a long slap of stone. Two soldiers grab him by the elbow. He resists without success. A sense of desperation is palpable.