Picture of the Day: Remembering the Gwangju Uprising

GIKorea | May 18, 2026 | Picture of the Day | 3 Comments

Children pay their respects to slain pro-democracy fighters at the May 18th National Cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 16, 2026, two days ahead of the 46th anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising. The national cemetery honors citizens who were killed in the city during protests against the military junta of Chun Doo-hwan in May 1980. (Yonhap)