martial law, South Korea

Daily life in Seoul ticks on, but in shock, after six hour martial law drama
South Koreans went to offices, businesses and schools as usual on Wednesday with scarcely any visible signs in the capital Seoul that six hours of surprise martial law and high political drama overnight had spilled into everyday life.
South Korea's History of Martial Law Revealed in Dramatic Pictures
During South Korea's decades under autocratic governments and military rule, martial law was a common response to political instability.
South Korea martial law ‘a painful reminder of how easily democracy can be threatened,’ protesters say
Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s surprise declaration of martial law the night before called for his resignation.
Six hours under martial law in Seoul
When the South Korean president declares martial law on Tuesday night, I am fairly drunk, as is much of the city. By sheer coincidence, I am working from Seoul that week, and I have just met up with my boss — also,
Fact Check: No, Photo Doesn't Show South Korea Under Martial Law
However, the picture in question was actually taken in January 2024, nearly a full year before martial law was declared in South Korea. Therefore, we have rated this photograph as
South Korean History Is Scarred by Martial Law
The president’s short-lived declaration of a military emergency late Tuesday was young South Koreans’ first exposure to a state of affairs their elders remember well.
Martial Law in South Korea: What to Know and Why K-pop Fans Were Raising Concerns
Within the span of a chaotic six hours, South Korea saw its president declare emergency martial law, be denounced by his own conservative party leader, and withdraw his announcement once again, leaving the nation reeling. The last time a president declared martial law in South Korea was in 1980, seven years before the country became a democracy.
The South Korean president's martial law gamble backfired: What was he thinking?
In a late-night address that threw South Korea’s parliament into chaos and tested the country’s commitment to democracy, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared that he was imposing martial law. Less than 24 hours later, his political future is on the brink, with protests on the streets and impeachment proceedings against him under way.
Live Updates: Fury in South Korea After President Imposes Martial Law
South Korea’s National Assembly voted to lift an emergency declaration of martial law just hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol announced it on Tuesday, in a swift rebuke of the president’s response to the political deadlock that has hobbled his tenure.
6 hours of anger, bravery and defiance as martial law imposition played out in South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the nation in a televised address, declaring martial law and calling in troops to secure the National Assembly building where parliament sits
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, ...
What is martial law and what now for South Korea after it was briefly imposed?
The opposition-controlled parliament overturned the the martial law edict, and his rivals on Wednesday took steps to impeach ...
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 ...