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 ...

The Gwangju Uprising of May 1980 was triggered by a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators by government troops. The photo shows the late Tadaomi Saito, a City News Section reporter, and the ...

Rallies for, against Yoon's ouster in Gwangju This composite photo shows protesters calling for the removal of impeached ...

A rally for Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, left, and one against his impeachment are under way in the souothwestern city of Gwangju, in this photo taken on Feb. 15. Yonhap ...

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 ...

Crowds of protesters held rallies on the historic street of the democratic uprising of May 18, 1980, in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Saturday, either opposing the ouster of impeached ...