SEOUL, South Korea — When a call for peaceful protests in support of Korean independence came in spring 1919, a 16-year-old girl named Yu Gwan-sun became the face of a nation’s collective yearning for ...

This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes ...

Feb. 5 (UPI) --South Korean politicians across the spectrum are seeking to elevate the posthumous status of Yu Gwan-sun, the Korean independence activist who died in prison when she was 17. Ahead of ...

March 1 marks the 103rd anniversary of the start of the Korean Independence Movement and commemorates the 2 million Koreans who took to the streets to protest the brutality of Japanese colonial rule.

Yu Gwan-sun (1902-1920), a Korean independence activist, and Gil Won-ok (1928-2025), a survivor of Japanese military sexual slavery, were included among 104 historic figures selected for Women’s ...

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AI has helped restore and colorize images of Korea’s independence activists during the Japanese colonial rule (1910-45) in recent years, offering new ways to remember the past, but new videos have ...

A generative AI video circulating on TikTok has sparked public backlash for allegedly defaming independence activist Yu Gwan-sun, but police said Friday that no formal investigation has been opened.