Martial law

A vehicle carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, leaves for Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A vehicle carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, leaves for Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Government

South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning

JAN. 15, 2025

Supporters for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally against his impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. The signs read
Supporters for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally against his impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. The signs read "Oppose the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Impeachment

South Korea’s impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate

DEC. 16, 2024

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People gather to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Government

South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule

DEC. 13, 2024

People hold candles during a candlelight vigil against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
People hold candles during a candlelight vigil against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Government

South Korea’s opposition parties move to impeach president over sudden declaration of martial law

DEC. 4, 2024

A man shouts to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A man shouts to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Government

South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule

DEC. 3, 2024

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In an AP illustration, people are arrested on the street by Myanmar’s military. Since its takeover of the government in February, the the country’s military has used torture against those it has detained in a methodical and systemic way across the country, the AP found in rare interviews with 28 people imprisoned and released in recent months.(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Activists

With rare interviews, AP reveals Myanmar military using systematic torture across country

NOV. 5, 2021

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In this March 27, 2021 image from video obtained by The Associated Press, A motorbike ridden by 17-year-old Kyaw Min Latt and two companions passes a vehicle carrying security forces, seconds before a soldier in the bed of the truck fired, mortally wounding the teen, in Dawei, Myanmar, March 27, 2021, in an image from security video obtained by the AP. Analysis of this and other online video by the Human Rights Center Investigations Lab reveals a pattern of indiscriminate killings by Myanmar’s military, and mistreatment of bodies intended to terrorize civilians, human rights activists say. (AP Photo)

Atrocities

Unique AP visual investigation reveals Myanmar’s junta using bodies to terrorize civilians

JUNE 4, 2021

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