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 ...

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

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.” By Victoria Kim Reporting from ...

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

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

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

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

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

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