What’s going on in Korea? The president declared martial law in an unexpected late-night address. He justified the decision by citing threats from NK and accusing the Democratic Party of destabilizing the govt through attempts to impeach prosecutors & reject the budget. - ThreadSky

sarabangtan07.bsky.social • 86 days ago

What’s going on in Korea?

The president declared martial law in an unexpected late-night address. He justified the decision by citing threats from NK and accusing the Democratic Party of destabilizing the govt through attempts to impeach prosecutors & reject the budget.

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saramwildflower.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you for sharing and explaining. It's very alarming.

mabyn.bsky.social•86 days ago

thank you for sharing this with us

always4bangtan.bsky.social•86 days ago

As always, thank you, Sara.. 💜

jujichu.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you for the wider context, Sarah. It is very alarming for the people of Korea and with our boys in MS.

krystara.bsky.social•86 days ago

Terrifying. Thank you for sharing and explaining.

stacicyberspace.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you so much for the explanation thread Sara. Much appreciated as always!!

ddaengbiased.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you for sharing and providing context! 💜 This is really worrying ..

andy2301.bsky.social•86 days ago

I don’t know what to think about this… as a foreigner living in Korea this is… 😳

kaze-neko.bsky.social•86 days ago

This fool is going to set that country back 60 years! I hope the people will fight before it's too late.

sarabangtan07.bsky.social•86 days ago

For weeks, calls for the president’s resignation had been growing across society. More than 4,000 university professors and researchers demanded the president to step down, accusing him of eroding democracy and prioritizing personal power.

sarabangtan07.bsky.social•86 days ago

Religious leaders, too, joined the dissent—over 1,400 Catholic priests publicly criticized the president for fostering division and failing to uphold the nation’s trust.

sarabangtan07.bsky.social•86 days ago

These calls were amplified by massive public protests, with an estimated 100,000 people gathering in Seoul in early November to demand his resignation.

sarabangtan07.bsky.social•86 days ago

Many fear the implications of martial law. For many, the announcement raises painful memories of past martial law declarations, such as the suppression of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising.

realmsofmemory.bsky.social•83 days ago

Find out how the memory of the Gwangju uprising lived on in S. Korea. Listen to Seoul National University Professor HaeRan Shin on the Realms of Memory podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/realms-of-memory/id1617492082?i=1000637543115

sarabangtan07.bsky.social•86 days ago

Sources:

• https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-997c22ac93f6a9bece68454597e577c1

• https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=2024120305011

• https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241129050031&ACE_SEARCH=1

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/catholic-priests-call-for-yoon-s-resignation-in-public-declaration/ar-AA1uWRqp

• https://english.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?artid=202411111718207

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