Atrocities Made a South Korean City Infamous. A Novelist Made It Immortal.
The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, ...
Yoon's martial law resurrects Gwangju's spirit
On the evening of Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law to the nation's shock. “Are we reliving the ...
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Han Kang heavily influenced by past martial law declaration in her hometown Gwangju
"I told myself I would write a novel that takes another step towards light and warmth [...] but realized that something ...
After Yoon's martial law order, South Korean protester recalls strongman military rule
Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread ...
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South Korea is still haunted by the Gwangju Uprising
The news that President Yoon had instated martial law on Tuesday hit me hard. The last time martial law was declared in South ...
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How South Korea’s Robust Protest Culture Shut Down Martial Law—For Now
A surge in dramas and literature dealing with the country's political trauma has helped older generations keep the memory of ...
VOX POPULI: Yoon’s martial law order brings 1980 uprising in Gwangju to mind
In May 1980, a South Korean woman, who lost her adolescent son in Gwangju, is overcome with grief in the cemetery where his ...
"Light of Hope" Han Kang won the Nobel Prize for Literature...A series of celebrations in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do
Anchor] Various celebrations were held in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province to celebrate Han Kang's first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in ...
South Korea’s martial law crisis stirs memories of 1980 Gwangju massacre
In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a ...
South Korean president banned from travel as political paralysis worsens
Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote, but his presidency is in a “vegetative” state, analysts say, with government and ...
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Yoon’s ’80s-throwback martial law met its match in the new livestreamed world
A new digital-centered media environment played a crucial role in alerting plugged-in Koreans to the situation and enabling them to take action ...
Celebrations of winning the Han River Nobel Prize in Gwangju and Jeonnam followed one after another
Various celebrations were held in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province to celebrate Han's historic Nobel Prize in Literature.In Jangheung, Jeollanam-do, where ...