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 ...
Han was nine years old when her family left Gwangju in January 1980, roughly four months before the 1980 May 18 Gwangju ...
I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the ...
Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread ...
Days later, martial law was declared. South Korea is widely considered a peaceful beacon of democracy in Asia, but that ...
President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets ...
President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets ...
In 1973, when Shin Jae-hyung was a teenager, he was out in the streets being teargassed, fighting against South Korea's ...
During South Korea's decades under autocratic governments and military rule, martial law was a common response to political ...
A surge in dramas and literature dealing with the country's political trauma has helped older generations keep the memory of ...