Martial law

LONDON -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law" in a televised speech on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported.

President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night in a move that stunned South Koreans and triggered a short-lived attempt by troops to enter ...

The move - invoking temporary military rule - has been roundly condemned by opponents and some within his own party.

Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law" on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of paralyzing the government.

President Yoon Suk Yeol announced the emergency measures amid a bitter fight with the political opposition. It was South Korea's first declaration of ...

The political roller-coaster of President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration then suspension of martial law was extreme even by the standards of South Korea.

The Biden administration has hailed South Korea as a model democracy and bolstered military ties as it relies on the country as a bulwark against North ...

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol called for martial law and then backed down. Here is what we know.

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.

South Korean lawmakers called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign or face impeachment after he declared martial law only to lift the order hours later.

In a late-night address that threw South Korea's parliament into chaos and tested the country's commitment to democracy, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared that ...

The main opposition Democratic Party called for Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been in office since 2022, to resign or face impeachment.

SEOUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who vowed to make his country a "global pivotal state", faced immediate international ...

South Korea is reeling over a shock martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived gamble will have major implications.

President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul's streets with his sudden declaration of ...

A recap of a dramatic night that saw South Koreans rush to overturn the president's shock martial law order.

South Korea is in the grip of a political crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday — a shocking move that sparked mass protests and ...

At his confirmation hearing three months ago, South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun rejected accusations from the opposition that he wanted to impose ...

Since the separation of the Koreas in 1953, our elders have experienced the suspension of normal civil rights many times. But for the younger generation, ...

Calls to impeach President Yoon grows after he was forced to reverse his decision to impose martial law in South Korea.