Martial Law, South Korea and Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea Declared Martial Law… For Six Hours. Here’s What Happened.
In an unprecedented turn of events, South Korea faced a brief but chaotic declaration of martial law under President Yoon Suk-yeol. The late-night announcement disrupted the nation, citing threats to democracy and national security,
Why South Koreans rallied against martial law: a brief history from the Korean War to President Yoon Suk-yeol
The rapid response to Yoon’s attempts to subvert the democratic system showed that some lines had been crossed and that South Korea’s people were unwilling to accept it. This had to do with South Korea’s brutal post-war history and its hard-won path to democracy.
South Korea's Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea's suspended president attends impeachment hearing
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court for the first time Tuesday, and vowed to cooperate with the judges who will decide whether to remove
South Korea: S. Korea's Yoon attends 3rd formal hearing of impeachment trial in Seoul
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday afternoon attends the third formal hearing of his impeachment trial at the constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea. It marks the first time in the country's modern history that an impeached president attends a court hearing in person.
South Korea’s impeached leader defends martial law bid during public appearance
Yoon Suk Yeol made his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his martial law declaration.

South Korea Enacts a Change

2 Families, in Business for 50 Years, Wage War in a South Korean Boardroom
Control of Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, is at stake in a battle challenging the country’s entrenched ...
Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest in a long line of leaders to have their political careers marred by scandal ...
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended ...
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South Korea’s Protests Are Bringing Some Christian Families Closer
Differing opinions on Yoon’s impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground.
Political crisis, sluggish consumer spending, rising unemployment: South Korea has more to worry about than France
COLUMN. South Korea's central bank has downgraded its growth forecasts for 2025 and 2024 at a time when the won is at its ...
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South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection
SEOUL — South Korean authorities arrested President ... sequence of events that was extreme even by the turbulent history of South Korea’s presidents. After issuing the first declaration ...
South Korea’s Yoon Finally Arrested by Investigators
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S. Korea's Yoon: from rising star to historic arrest
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a series of scandals ...