In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a military dictator and triggered a deadly uprising.

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

North Korea comments on South Korea's emergency martial law declaration, highlighting protests and impeachment calls against President Yoon.

North Korean state media KCNA on Wednesday reported for the first time on South Korea’s ongoing political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law attempt. Last week’s shocking martial law order triggered concerns about a power vacuum and plunged Asia’s fourth-largest economy and a key U.