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

In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a ...

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

On the evening of Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law to the nation's shock. “Are we reliving the ...

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 ...

In an address to the nation, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed the opposition-controlled parliament has been destroying the ...

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

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

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

President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets ...

Days later, martial law was declared. South Korea is widely considered a peaceful beacon of democracy in Asia, but that ...