I was three years old when then President Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under martial rule in September 1972. By the time he lifted it in 1981, I was 12. My memories of martial law are a ...

I was three years old when then President Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under martial rule in September 1972. By the time he lifted it in 1981, I was 12. My memories of martial law are a ...

With debate surrounding a martial law declaration in South Korea this week, many are wondering what does such a declaration actually mean and what are the rules around it? Questions first surfaced ...

The sudden decision by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law on Tuesday made international news, bringing new attention to a controversial legal topic with a long history in ...

It came as a shock both domestically and abroad when Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, declared martial law on Dec 3. But the country has a history of martial law and military rule.

Seoul — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol seemed to treat a declaration of martial law as if it were a light switch, flipping it on at 11 p.m. Tuesday night, only to be unanimously rebuked in ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday was facing pressure from legislators and the public to step down or be impeached after he ended a martial law, which led to troops encircling ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared "emergency martial law" on Tuesday, accusing opposition parties of destabilising governance, sympathizing with North Korea, and threatening the nation ...

Yoon had declared martial law last Tuesday, leading to special forces troops being deployed into the streets of Seoul and resulting in political protests. On Saturday, Yoon escaped an opposition ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday as he accused the country's main opposition party of being overly sympathetic to North Korea and other "anti-state" activities.

It has been a wild 24 hours in South Korea. The country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared martial law and sent the armed forces into the streets of Seoul. Around six hours after this happened ...