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 ...

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 ...

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 May 18 Gwangju pro-democracy ...

SEOUL – President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday paid tribute to protesters of the Gwangju Democratic Uprising, an unusual move for a conservative president that some say is aimed at dispelling concerns ...

The south-western city of Gwangju was the centre of an uprising against martial law in South Korea, imposed after a military coup in 1979 led by General Chun Doo-hwan. A brutal military crackdown ...

(Yonhap) Han Kang-Gwangju uprising Nobel Prize winner Han Kang ... Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips, including photos and videos, to Yonhap News. If your submission is deemed ...

The story of the “Gwangju White Papers” and “Beyond Death,” the first underground handouts to discuss the Gwangju Uprising.

This resulted in the now infamous Gwangju Uprising in May 1980, in which students and factory workers joined forces to protest against government violence and censorship. The army responded ruthlessly ...

and Song Kang-ho (second from left), the lead actor portraying the taxi driver who helps him uncover the truth of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. (Getty Images) ...