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

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

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

Is South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the verge of being forced out of office for declaring martial law nearly a week ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Martial law was first used in 1948 by South Korea's first president Syngman Rhee as he cracked down on communist uprisings, ...

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.