Rooted in the country's long struggle for autonomy and democracy, South Korea's robust civil society has long been credited with allowing and encouraging ordinary citizens to involve themselves in ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, a ...

READ MORE: Impeached South Korean President Yoon indicted on criminal charge over martial law attempt Han supported Yoon’s claim that the liberal opposition, with its legislative majority ...

Established by an act of Congress, it was signed into law by President Ronald ... The authoritarian regime in North Korea is so complete that no active, open civil society efforts can safely ...

However, South Korea law allows prosecutors to continue to hold a suspect whose arrest has been suspended by a court temporarily while pursuing an appeal. The main liberal opposition Democratic ...

In South Korea, presidents have immunity from most criminal prosecutions, but not on charges of rebellion or treason. The indictment alleges his imposition of martial law was an illegal attempt to ...

In South Korea, presidents have immunity from most criminal prosecutions, but not on charges of rebellion or treason. The indictment alleges his imposition of martial law was an illegal attempt to ...