When South Koreans came out to defend democracy in the face of a surprise martial law declaration by their president, history ...

In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a ...

I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the ...

When President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, for the first time in South Korea since 1980, 70-year-old Lee Chul-Woo was ...

Some were blockbusters featuring South Korea's biggest stars, such as last year's 12.12 The Day, a historical drama starring ...

A surge in dramas and literature dealing with the country's political trauma has helped older generations keep the memory of ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets ...

“Like many South Koreans, I am deeply shocked over the last few days by the news of a martial law situation unfolding in 2024 ...

During South Korea's decades under autocratic governments and military rule, martial law was a common response to political ...

The president’s short-lived declaration of a military emergency late Tuesday was young South Koreans’ first exposure to a ...

Last year, a political blockbuster gripped South Korea with a dramatization of a painful memory from its authoritarian past, ...

In 1980, violent clashes between government forces and pro-democracy demonstrators in the southwestern city of Gwangju ...