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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
For South Koreans, martial law declaration brought back painful memories
The East Asian democracy’s long history of military rule loomed large for the public as President Yoon Suk Yeol faced backlash against his emergency martial law.
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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 ...
The reaction of a German actor who watched "The martial law incident" in Korea... "I thought it was in the past." [Now News]
Thomas Kretschmann, a German actor who appeared in the movie Taxi Driver, mentioned Korea's "emergency martial law ...
After Yoon's martial law order, South Korean protester recalls strongman military rule
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South Korean Leader Will Face Impeachment Vote Over Martial Law Declaration
Lawmakers filed a motion to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol, reflecting the fury over his audacious response to political ...
The troubled history of martial law, coups and toppled presidents many hoped South Korea had left behind
Last year, a political blockbuster gripped South Korea with a dramatization of a painful memory from its authoritarian past, ...
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Han talks about martial law and Gwangju at lecture commemorating Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize laureate in Literature Han Kang smiles as she receives a bouquet of flowers after her lecture titled Light and Thread at the Swedish Academy on December 7 (local time). AP Yonhap News ...
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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For South Koreans, martial law declaration brought back painful memories
The last time martial law was declared in South Korea was by Chun in 1980. In response, a pro-democracy uprising led by students and civilians broke out in the southern city of Gwangju.