Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

PPP committee stresses democracy during Gwangju visit

“We still remember the huge achievement that the Gwangju Democrization Movement made in the progression of democracy,” Ihn Yo-han, People Power Party innovation commmittee head said. “To borrow what the Jews say, ‘Forgive but never forget.’”

2023-10-30

Late President Chun Doo Hwan's grandson indicted for drug use

The indictment by the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday comes six months after Chun's return to Seoul from New York, where he livestreamed explosive accusations against his own family on social media.

2023-09-21

Ahn Sung-ki hopes his latest film offers healing for Gwangju

In March, news hit the headlines that, for the first time in history, a soldier involved in the crack down on Gwangju demonstrators during the May 18 Democratic Movement in 1980, publicly apologized to the family of the victim he had shot...

2021-05-10

Chun Doo Hwan found guilty of defaming priest over Gwangju massacre account

The Gwangju District Court on Monday found former President Chun Doo Hwan guilty of defaming a priest who had documented the brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Gwangju in 1980.

2020-11-30