
Asia Pacific May 18, 2020
South Korea's Moon Jae-in honors those killed in Gwangju Uprising on 40th anniversary
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in honored those killed during the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising on Monday, speaking at the spot where protesters were killed 40 years ago. Demonstrators protesting against military dictator Chun Doo-hwan confronted his martial law troops on May 18, 1980. Official organizations point to ...