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Busan Minbyun to represent 70 prison abuse program victims in gov't lawsuit

Some 70 victims Chun Doo Hwan military regime's (1980-1988) prison abuse program are set to file a lawsuit against the Korean government, according to judicial officials on Monday.

2026.5.11

The late former President Chun Doo Hwan in 2019 [YONHAP]

National merit orders revoked for military officers involved in 1979 military coup

The government on Tuesday revoked national orders of military merit awarded to 10 officers involved in a coup in 1979 led by the late former President Chun Doo Hwan, the Ministry of National Defense said.

2026.3.24

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Late former President Chun Doo Hwan is seen at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital's funeral hall in Seongnam, Gyeonggi on July 3, 2019. [NEWS1]

Top court rules that ex-dictator's memoir distorted 1980 pro-democracy uprising, defamed participants

The Supreme Court finalized a lower court’s ruling on Thursday that the memoir of former President Chun Doo Hwan distorted the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising and defamed those involved, ordering damages and restricting publication of the book.

2026.2.12

Late presidents Roh Tae-woo, left, and Chun Doo Hwan stand in a courtroom in Seoul in 1996 to receive their first ruling on a military coup that helped them seize state power in 1979. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Military units banned from hanging photos of late presidents who led 1979 coup

Photos of late former presidents Chun Doo Hwan and Roh Tae-woo, who led the Dec. 12 military coup of 1979, will no longer be allowed to be displayed at military units.

2026.2.3

This screen capture shows panels from an online AI-generated webtoon series by Chun Woo-won, the grandson of former President Chun Doo Hwan, posted on his Instagram account, depicting Chun Woo-won's account of his abusive childhood. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Ex-President Chun Doo Hwan's grandson ends first installment of AI-generated webtoon series

Chun Woo-won, the grandson of former President Chun Doo Hwan, updated his AI-generated webtoon series on his Instagram on Tuesday, revealing his reckoning with one of the darkest chapters in Korean history — and his own family’s role in it.

2026.1.13

Young Chun Woo-won, right, with his grandfather, former President Chun Doo Hwan, in a photo uploaded to Chun Woo-won's Instagram account on Dec. 25. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Chun Doo Hwan's grandson posts more family criticism on Instagram

Chun Woo-won, grandson of Korea's late strongman Chun Doo Hwan, continued criticizing his family with photographs and cryptic messages through his Instagram account.

2025.12.26

Chun Woo-won, left, the grandson of former President Chun Doo Hwan, began a new online webtoon series on his Instagram account, right, on Dec. 4. The captured webtoon shows the main character's grandfather, likely Chun Doo Hwan, abusing the young child. [JOINT PRESS CORPS, SCREEN CAPTURE]

Grandson of late South Korean dictator begins webtoon telling of family abuse, repression

The grandson of late strongman Chun Doo Hwan began an AI-generated webtoon series on his Instagram account, seemingly based on his story of being abused by his father and oppressed by his grandparents.

2025.12.15

An image of a canvas bag printed with an image of former strongman Chun Doo Hwan formerly sold on AliExpress [SCREEN CAPTURE]

AliExpress removes canvas bag printed with image of late Korean military dictator

Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress removed a canvas bag printed with an image of former strongman Chun Doo Hwan after receiving a formal protest from the May 18 Foundation.

2025.5.12

Late presidents, Roh Tae-woo, left and Chun Doo Hwan stand in Courtroom No. 417 in Seoul in 1996 to receive their first ruling on a military coup that helped them seize state power in 1979. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Courtroom No. 417: Where presidents and business tycoons face justice

Courtroom No. 417 in Seoul has hosted trials of five former presidents and several business leaders. The courtroom's design allows sizable audiences, accommodating significant cases involving allegations of political and corporate misconduct.

2025.4.21

Punishment of 1979 coup leader Chun Doo Hwan foreshadows Yoon's potential fate

Prosecutors have labeled President Yoon Suk Yeol as the 'mastermind' of an insurrection, paralleling historical cases against former presidents Chun Doo Hwan and Roh Tae-woo.

2024.12.11