South Korean special prosecutors filed a new request on Sunday to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day after he ...

On Dec. 3, Yoon declared in a televised speech to the nation that he was establishing a state of martial law. Specifically, ...

Martial law is unheard of in the modern democratic era, which has seen South Korea become a major exporter and a cultural powerhouse, thanks in part to the huge global popularity of K-pop and K-drama.

1979 Martial Law Last Imposed in South Korea. Seoul citizens walk beside an army tank on Saturday, Oct. 27, 1979, after martial law was declared following the death of President Park Chung-Hee.

The country’s new president, in office for a little over a month, had just dispatched his senior deputies to Washington to ...

South Korean Leader Will Face Impeachment Vote Over Martial Law Declaration. Lawmakers filed a motion to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol, reflecting the fury over his audacious response to ...

South Korean lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after he briefly imposed martial law and then reversed course on that decision just hours later.. Yoon claimed ...

South Korean president declares martial law, then backs down amid calls for his impeachment. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s briefing appears on TV at a bus terminal in Seoul.

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (UPI) --South Korea's National Assembly voted early Wednesday morning to lift the martial law imposed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, the evening before, when he declared the opposition ...

South Korean President Yoon has declared emergency martial law, accusing the opposition of sympathizing with North Korea, and engaging in anti-state activities.

Martial law is unheard of in the modern democratic era, which has seen South Korea become a major exporter and a cultural powerhouse, thanks in part to the huge global popularity of K-pop and K-drama.

Martial law is unheard of in the modern democratic era, which has seen South Korea become a major exporter and a cultural powerhouse, thanks in part to the huge global popularity of K-pop and K-drama.