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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Last year, a political blockbuster gripped South Korea with a dramatization of a painful memory from its authoritarian past, ...

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