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Tag: Gwangju (South Korea)

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Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”

January 21, 2025Victoria KimComments Off on Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”

Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.

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South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024Victoria KimComments Off on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.”

World

Old Photos Tell the Story of South Korea’s 1980 Unrest

December 5, 2024MIKE IVESComments Off on Old Photos Tell the Story of South Korea’s 1980 Unrest

Clashes during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law echoed the military’s actions during an earlier political crisis that lasted longer and turned deadly.

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For Some Koreans, Martial Law Stirs Harrowing Memories of Gwangju Uprising

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024Victoria KimComments Off on For Some Koreans, Martial Law Stirs Harrowing Memories of Gwangju Uprising

“I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the massacre of protesters in Gwangju.

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South Korean History Is Scarred by Martial Law

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024Ephrat LivniComments Off on 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.

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Na Kyung Taek’s Photos Exposed a Bloody Crackdown. His Identity Was a Secret.

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024CHOE SANG-HUNComments Off on Na Kyung Taek’s Photos Exposed a Bloody Crackdown. His Identity Was a Secret.

Na Kyung Taek’s photos bore witness — and helped bring international attention — to the military junta’s brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980.

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