He Might Be South Korea’s Next President. All He Has to Do Is Impeach the Current One.
Following the short-lived attempt by President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is now within striking distance of his nation’s top job.
South Korea police try to search President Yoon's office over martial law
Former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide late Tuesday night. He is under arrest for insurrection.
Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law
South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration
South Korea Ex-Defence Minister Accused of Role in Martial Law Tries to Commit Suicide, Official Says
Former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of playing a lead role in the failed imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, has tried to commit suicide inside a detention centre, a justice ministry official told parliament.
South Korea’s president banned from traveling abroad after martial law chaos
South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Monday imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion and other charges in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law last week.
South Korean prosecutors weigh arresting president on insurrection allegations
Police tried to raid President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office in martial law investigation. Yoon’s former defense minister, who has been arrested, attempted suicide in detention.
South Korea's National Police Chief and Seoul's Top Officer Detained Over Enforcement of Martial Law
South Korea’s national police chief and top police officer for the capital, Seoul, were detained for their roles in enforcing President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law decree last week
South Korea police try to raid Yoon's office over martial law
South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on Wednesday but have not been able to enter the main building, Yonhap news reported as an investigation into the U.S. ally's decision to declare martial law widened.
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, ...
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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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Han Kang says 1979 martial law in hometown of Gwangju still affects her
Han was nine years old when her family left Gwangju in January 1980, roughly four months before the 1980 May 18 Gwangju ...
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 ...
Gwangju Conference Call for "Impeachment of President and Immediate Arrest"
Participants in the Gwangju Metropolitan City Conference, which included heads of local governments in Gwangju, university ...
After Yoon's martial law order, South Korean protester recalls strongman military rule
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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 ...
For Some Koreans, Martial Law Brought Back Frightening Memories
I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the ...
Han Kang, winner of the Nobel Literature Prize, is shocked by recent events in South Korea
South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, says she was shocked at this week’s ...
BABYMONSTER announces concert at Prudential Center in New Jersey: What to know
The girl group BABYMONSTER is getting ready to bring the drip to New Jersey’s Prudential Center for their first solo world ...