The story of the “Gwangju White Papers” and “Beyond Death,” the first underground handouts to discuss the Gwangju Uprising. By Hwang Sok-yong , Lee Jae-eui , Jeon Yong-ho , and Slin Jung ...

GWANGJU, South Korea--Local researchers here are examining hundreds of rare photos taken by a Japanese photographer of protesters brutally oppressed by the military in 1980 in an uprising in South ...

to gather information on the "Gwangju Uprising" and create a white paper. "We suspect the historical facts about the Gwangju Uprising were distorted through the activities of the committee," said ...

The former Chun Doo-hwan government is believed to have systematically fabricated records related to the 1980 pro-democracy movement in Gwangju in an apparent attempt to cover up the military ...

The Gwangju Uprising of 1980 was a rebellion that started with students of Chonnam University, who were willing to fight for the democratization of South Korea. It lasted from May 18 to May 27, as ...

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA (AFP) - It is 40 years since Choi Jung-ja saw her husband, who has been missing since South Korea's military dictatorship killed hundreds of people when they crushed the pro ...

At around 1 p.m. on May 21, 1980, some 200 protestors stood in front of the South Jeolla Provincial Office building in Gwangju, confronting armed soldiers. With the sound of the national anthem as ...

After 45 years, many still don't know about the sexual violence women faced around the Gwangju Uprising. Today, the survivors are speaking out in the hopes of forcing the government to act.

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 ...

Families of those who lost their lives in the May Uprising protest against Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Sung-choon during the commemoration ceremony in Gwangju on Wednesday.