Gwangju Massacre

May 18th, 1980, the South Korean military beat, jailed, raped, and murdered the citizens of Gwangju while the rest of the country didn’t know. The stories of this crime didn’t start going public until the 1990s, and more is being found. Do the world a favor and listen to this episode.

Scene from a movie about May 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu6c2S-j9sw&t=122s

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