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After Yoon's martial law order, South Korean protester recalls strongman military rule
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest challenge of his brief but chequered political career, despite surviving a bruising impeachment challenge, as members of his own party called for him to resign for imposing martial law.
'How dare you': South Korean activist horrified by martial law
In 1973, when Shin Jae-hyung was a teenager, he was out in the streets being teargassed, fighting against South Korea's then-military dictator Park Chung-hee.Decades after his release and South Korea's transition to democracy,
How South Korea’s Robust Protest Culture Shut Down Martial Law—For Now
A surge in dramas and literature dealing with the country's political trauma has helped older generations keep the memory of autocracy fresh.
South Korea’s martial law crisis stirs memories of 1980 Gwangju massacre
In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a military dictator and triggered a deadly uprising.
For South Koreans, martial law declaration brought back painful memories
When South Koreans came out to defend democracy in the face of a surprise martial law declaration by their president, history was weighing on their minds.
'Are we about to repeat history?': Martial law's traumatic legacy in South Korea
Days later, martial law was declared. South Korea is widely considered a peaceful beacon of democracy in Asia, but that wasn't always the case. This is a country that saw 16 bouts of martial law during its first four decades ruled largely by dictators.
For Some Koreans, Martial Law Brought Back Frightening Memories
I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the massacre of protesters in Gwangju.
South Korea President Joon survives impeachment vote after declaring martial law this week
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survives an impeachment motion in parliament on Saturday after members of his party boycotted the vote.
South Korea’s president avoids impeachment after martial law misstep
A vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol failed after a ruling party boycott meant ballots cast failed to pass the minimum threshold in the National Assembly.
South Korean president says he won’t seek to impose martial law again, ‘truly sorry’ for anxiety
South Korea’s president said he’s “truly sorry” for causing public anxiety with his declaration of martial law earlier this week, and promised not to make another attempt to impose it. President Yoon Suk Yeol made a public apology in a brief televised address Saturday morning,
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Atrocities Made a South Korean City Infamous. A Novelist Made It Immortal.
The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, ...
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Han Kang, winner of the Nobel Literature Prize, is shocked by recent events in South Korea
South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, says she was shocked at this week’s ...
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VOX POPULI: Yoon’s martial law order brings 1980 uprising in Gwangju to mind
In May 1980, a South Korean woman, who lost her adolescent son in Gwangju, is overcome with grief in the cemetery where his ...
The Korea Herald
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Interactive ceramics exhibit opens in Gwangju
An interactive exhibition of ceramics from the Joseon era (1392-1910) to Korea’s 1945 independence from the Japanese colonial ...
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Marinos go top in Asian Champions League as Kobe, Gwangju falter
Yokohama F Marinos moved top of the Asian Champions League Elite standings with a 4-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on ...
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South Korea – latest: Angry protests build in Seoul as ruling party boycotts impeachment vote
Some expected Yoon to use a brief TV appearance on Saturday morning to resign from office, but he failed to do so ...
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South Korean opposition party files motion to impeach interior and safety minister
SEOUL: The main opposition Democratic Party of South Korea on Saturday (Dec 7) filed an impeachment motion against Interior ...
Yonhap News Agency
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(LEAD) Nat'l Assembly rejects bill on special counsel probe of first lady in revote
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Saturday to reject a bill calling for a special counsel investigation ...
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