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South Korea’s Martial Law and Coup Explained

Two Yoons have been in the news recently. Yoon Mee-hyang, who once headed a comfort women compound in South Korea, has been convicted (again) of defrauding the women out of donations made to help them in their old age. And Yoon Seok-yeol, the president of South Korea, suddenly declared martial law—for reasons yet to be adequately explained.

There’s a lot in the background to all this. Get up to speed with this explainer of recent events in South Korea.


Watch on Youtbe

https://youtu.be/nDVC4BqRUIQ


Watch on Rumble

https://rumble.com/v5wd1hh-south-koreas-martial-law-and-coup-explained.html


About Kenji Yoshida and Jason Morgan

Jason Morgan is associate professor at Reitaku University in Kashiwa, Japan. Kenji Yoshida is a journalist and translator based in Seoul, South Korea. He holds a BA in government from the College of William and Mary.