SEALDs
| 自由と民主主義のための学生緊急行動 | |
| Abbreviation | SEALDs |
|---|---|
| Formation | 3 May 2015 |
| Founder | Aki Okuda (co-founder) |
| Dissolved | 15 August 2016 |
| Type | Student activist group |
| Location |
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| Membership | ~400 core members |
| Website | www |
SEALDs, short for Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy (自由と民主主義のための学生緊急行動, Jiyū to minshu shugi no tame no gakusei kinkyū kōdō), was a student activist organisation in Japan that organised protests against the ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2015 and 2016. Its focus was on the security-related bills enacted in 2015 that allow the Japanese Self-Defense Force to be deployed overseas.