On the evening of Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law to the nation's shock. “Are we reliving the ...

"I told myself I would write a novel that takes another step towards light and warmth [...] but realized that something ...

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 ...

A new digital-centered media environment played a crucial role in alerting plugged-in Koreans to the situation and enabling them to take action ...

Protests demanding the president resign continue, as South Koreans are clearly shocked and outraged at Yoon’s attempt to ...

The last time martial law was declared in South Korea was by Chun in 1980. In response, a pro-democracy uprising led by students and civilians broke out in the southern city of Gwangju.

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

Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread ...

Paratroopers stormed the city, Gwangju, and brutally beat ... having seized control of the news media through martial law. In the immediate aftermath, the military junta in power depicted the ...

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

Nobel Prize laureate in Literature Han Kang smiles as she receives a bouquet of flowers after her lecture titled Light and Thread at the Swedish Academy on December 7 (local time). AP Yonhap News ...