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

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 ...

The 2017 movie “A Taxi Driver,” based on a German journalist’s experiences covering the Gwangju Uprising with a taxi driver who helped him, proved to be a big hit in South Korea and helped ...

Indonesian artist Maryanto doesn’t march in the streets or shout through a megaphone. Instead, he carves, etches and paints, ...

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

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

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 ...

GWANGJU, South Korea--New South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called for consolidation in a speech on May 18 to mark a pro-democracy uprising that was squashed by the South Korean military 42 ...