Warfronts The 1980 Gwangju Uprising: How South Korea’s Martial Law Almost Led to Mass Bloodshed Posted: March 7, 2025 | Last updated: March 12, 2025 In 1980, South Korea teetered on the edge of ...

Published in 2014, it was inspired by the democracy uprising in Gwangju on May 18, 1980. Under martial law, the military attacked pro-democracy citizens, killing and injuring many. In the novel ...

Gwangju’s battle to restore historic landmark nearly over GWANGJU -- In the heart of Gwangju, a decade-long struggle to ...

It was a regular Tuesday morning until I returned to my room after class and checked my phone. A flood of New York Times ...

An analysis of North Korea's covert operations against South Korea, from 1980s spy networks to modern threats.

There are people whose lives have been shaken by the Gwangju Video On May of 1980 the ... these people the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising and the pursuit to trace the missing 4 hours ...

Lucie Fellwock discusses Nobel prize winner Han Kang’s 2021 novel We Do Not Part (작별하지 않는다), recently translated to English.

and the scene of a massive political struggle known as the Gwangju Uprising. This 1980 protest was led by determined university students fighting for democracy under an oppressive military government.

Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.

Crowds of protesters held rallies on the historic street of the democratic uprising of May 18, 1980, in the southwestern city of Gwangju, Saturday, either opposing the removal of impeached ...

But 062 is Gwangju’s area code, and the beginning of the Gwangju Uprising was on May 18. The lyrics are his way of reminding listeners that the present is informed by the past. Today ...