The Gwangju Uprising stands as a pivotal chapter in South Korea's modern history, reflecting the enduring struggle for democracy amidst the turbulence of authoritarian rule. Originating in May 1980, the uprising emerged as a spontaneous response to the oppressive military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan, who seized power in a coup d'état following the assassination of President Park Chung-hee.

At its core, the uprising was fueled by a deep-seated resentment against the extension of martial law and the arbitrary suppression of civil liberties. What began as a peaceful protest led by students quickly snowballed into a mass movement, drawing support from various sectors of society disillusioned with the regime's authoritarian grip.

Gwangju, a city known for its strong sense of regional identity and history of political activism, became the focal point of resistance. The citizens of Gwangju, galvanized by a shared sense of injustice and a desire for democratic change, took to the streets in unprecedented numbers, demanding accountability and reform.

The response from the Chun Doo-hwan regime was swift and ruthless. Military forces were deployed to quell the uprising, leading to violent clashes and bloodshed on the streets of Gwangju. Reports of indiscriminate shootings, arbitrary arrests, and widespread human rights abuses shocked the nation and garnered international attention.

Despite the overwhelming force arrayed against them, the people of Gwangju displayed remarkable resilience and solidarity. For several days, they stood their ground, barricading streets, organizing makeshift defenses, and defiantly confronting the military forces sent to suppress them.

However, on May 27, 1980, the military launched a final assault on Gwangju, unleashing a wave of violence that brought the uprising to a tragic end. The city was forcibly seized, and order was restored through brute force, but not without significant loss of life and untold suffering.

The exact toll of the Gwangju Uprising remains a subject of debate, with estimates of casualties varying widely. While official figures downplayed the extent of the violence, eyewitness accounts and survivor testimonies paint a harrowing picture of the human cost of the uprising, with hundreds killed, thousands injured, and countless more subjected to imprisonment and torture.

In the aftermath of the Gwangju Uprising, the wounds inflicted upon the city and its people ran deep, but the spirit of resistance endured. The events of May 1980 served as a rallying cry for democracy and galvanized a new generation of activists determined to bring about change.

The legacy of the Gwangju Uprising looms large in South Korea's collective memory, serving as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made in the struggle for freedom and democracy. It remains a testament to the enduring power of ordinary people to resist oppression and to demand a better future for themselves and future generations.

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This post is a reupload. As we all know there is a limited number of pictures/videos you can post and I was not happy with my choice of pictures. So I decided to do better.

Divorce is never easy PERIODT

ok so Not so much physically, but mentally (at least for someone who doesnt want to get a divorce)

im literally screaming, But still, literally no one expected trouble when, in the early 2010s, a 24-year-old German, who had already separated from his wife, came to her to pick up his 3-year-old son

Having reached the right place, his father turned on the chainsaw and began sawing the neck of the little one fastened with a belt PERIODT

omg! Of course, the boy resisted

Nooo, dad!

But who cares???

Having killed his son, the German with a clear conscience turned the chainsaw against himself

The beheaded body of a 14-year-old teenager was found in the outskirts of Bhagwanpur village under Kotraroad police station limits of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh on January 7, 2016. The boy's head was meters away from the torso. Some material used in conducting religious rituals, including incense sticks, earthen lamps, flowers, besides a sharp weapon and an empty liquor bottle, were recovered from the spot, which indicated that a puja was performed at the murder place.

The convicted man Ranvijay Bharti only has got a life term and a Rs 5,000 fine. Bharti, a native of Chhatauna village in Azamgarh district, told the police that he had shifted to Raigarh ten years back along with his family and started working at Jindal Steel. Later, he himself became a contractor, but suffered a huge loss in his work. According to Ranvijay, black magic is a usual practice in his village and he thought some "evil power" was creating troubles in his personal and professional life. He decided to offer his son Chandan Bharti as sacrifice to get rid of his troubles. On January 6, he took Chandan near Bhagwanpur village and after performing rituals beheaded Chandan at the night. Among the six children, Chandan was the fourth child of Ranvijay Bharti.

The last surveillance footage of Chandan alive with his father.

Chandan's head.

Chandan's body without a head.

A wider POV.

What Happened?

On Valentine's Day 2018, during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, 15 year old Anthony Borges heroically used himself as a human shield by gaurding and holding a door closed to protect his classmates from the gunfire. On this day, having been credited to have saved 20 class members, ³ he was shot 5 times..Taking hits to the lungs, abdomen, and his legs. Here, and here he shows the scars that remained. In total, 17 people died that day..3 of which were staff members.

Hospitalization + Recovery

Due to the severity of his injuries, he had to undergo 14 surgeries to repair the damage. There were also complications from the bullet wound where he suffered a severe intestinal infection which was ultimately treated. I unfortunately was unable to find what kind of surgeries he underwent and the exact amount, according to this source written in July 2022, Anthony confirmed he had at least 14 surgeries [5] and will require a lifetime of treatment and healing.

The extent of his injuries greatly impacted his life, having caused him to have to relearn even the simplest of tasks.

“It was like being born [again] … being a baby. Having to learn to walk, to redo everything,” he says. “I don't have words to describe how hard is [the] past. Every day was painful.” [10]

During his hospitalization, he was visited by XXXTentacion

photos during his hospitalization

recovery!!

Anthony's condition continues to improve and he aspires to be able to play soccer again after his recovery. He hopes to take his passion for soccer to the next step and play professionally!

"My goal is walking better," he said. "Run again. Because I want to play soccer. That's my goal." [4]

I believe the circle was from his colostomy bag which was removed around December of 2018 according to this source [10]

Lawsuits

Anthony being wheeled into the courtroom

Because of his injuries, Anthony Borges sued Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz for assault and battery. The lawsuit stated they were seeking at least $15k in damages and for medical expenses, but will likely be requesting more. [7] Unfortunately, i was unable to find more info on the lawsuit.

On top of the lawsuit against Cruz, he planned to sue the Florida School District for negligence and failure to protect the students which led to great bodily harm. The separate lawsuit to further fund Anthony came only 2 days after a separate settlement of $25 million going to the 17 victims families, being unknown the amount each would be getting, it was said he was to be given an additional $1.5 million due to his injuries, but still had went ahead with a separate lawsuit [7]. It was stated that the severity and impact of his injuries will require further pay than what was initially given.

"The failure of Broward County Public Schools, and of the principal and school resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm, were unreasonable, callous and negligent" lawyer Alex Arreaza wrote in a letter dated on Monday. [2]

To further support the lawsuit, it was stated

"Due to his condition," the letter states, Borges "is currently unable to walk and has a great deal of difficulty performing rudimentary tasks for himself, requiring assistance constantly." [2]

"One of the problems that he still has is one of his feet he doesn't have full function in his toes, so they have some more work to do with the ligaments. He's not able to do what he loved to do, [that] triggers the PTSD and creates those problems," said Arreaza. [9]

The end goal of his lawsuits against Cruz and the Florida School District was to get the full truth out and to try and ensure something like this doesn't happen again.

"I don't know why I survived," the statement read, "but I will tell you that my family and I will dedicate the rest of our lives to seeing that something like this never happens again." [8]

Anthony revealing his scars to the court

Cruz was charged with and pled guilty to 17 counts of premeditated murder and was given life without parole. The families wanted him to face the death penalty as a way for the victim's families to seek justice, but courts decided against it.

Sources

[1] https://www.fox13news.com/news/the-victims-of-the-2018-parkland-high-school-massacre

[2] https://abcnews.go.com/US/parkland-victim-anthony-borges-plans-lawsuit-claims-high/story%3fid=53551412

[3] https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/anthony-borges-parkland-shooting-hero-may-have-had-last-surgery

[4] https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/parkland-survivor-anthony-borges-focused-on-recovery-reviving-soccer-career/

[5] https://miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article263656218.html

[6] https://apnews.com/article/business-shootings-education-florida-fort-lauderdale-055ab8a5df3ddb396b07ef13940fee26

[7] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parkland-shooting-survivor-anthony-borges-his-family-file-first-civil-lawsuit/

[8] https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/florida-school-shooting-hero-files-first-civil-suit-against-gunman-1839039/1

[9] https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/parkland-survivor-anthony-borges-settles-lawsuit-broward-schools/

[10] https://theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/12/parkland-shooting-survivor-gun-control-activism

Sadly i don't have much info about this one

A woman was involved in a serious traffic accident in which she broke her head so that her brain came out. She held him and slowly died

from what i know he survived the incident and it was gang related

wtf?!?! looks like India but not sure about location.

On 22.10.2018 around 7.30pm, one of the most horrible caste-related killings in India took place.

27-year-old vehicle driver Dinesh Kumar was of a "higher" caste than most of the others in the Thalavaipatti village, Attur town, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, who are "Dalits" (the outcasts). Before the murder, Dinesh and his wife cursed neighbour Rajalakshmi who was an 8th-grader and her mother with racist words. Moreover, Dinesh vocally harrased Rajalakshmi. Rajalakshmi rejected his evil desire and told her parents that. The parents however, did not reveal this matter, fearing it would bring shame on the family. (Shame on the victim, what average failed societies do). They only cut the relationship with Dinesh Kumar's family. Still, rumors spread among the villagers. Angry about that, Dinesh Kumar stormed into their house with a sickle, when 13-year-old Rajalakshmi and her mother Chinnaponnu were stringing flowers in their home. He called them by their caste name, and pushed Chinnaponnu down so hard that she fell unconscious. Using the sickle, he dragged Rajalakshmi out of her home and chopped off her head. After Rajalakshmi died,i he returned to his own house with Rajalakshmi's severed head, then threw it on the roadside. Chinnaponnu could only get fainted see the headless corpse of her young daughter lying on the ground lifeless. Around 9.30 pm the police came to the spot. They brought the head and body of Rajalakshmi to the government hospital. The postmortem found there were no other injuries except the cut of the headless neck.

This case caused mass protests and Me-Too campaigns. People all feel sad for the loss of an innocent young girl. Local panchayat members, congress members and activists visited the deceased's parents.

A POCSO special court sentenced the unhuman to capital punishment in 2022. If my memory was right, he has already been hanged.

A ruthless murder case has emerged in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in May 2018. A mentally ill uncle chased away the 13-year-old niece's ax and separated the head from the torso. After the murder, the accused ran away with the head and burned it. Police have arrested the accused.

A case has been registered in Pathholgaon police station of Jashpur. The information gathered from the police is at the tip of the incident of Sankaribahar. police is investigating the matter. People around the accused, including the family members of accused Harihar Nag, are being questioned.

According to the information, the accused had separated the head of Deepali Nag who was studying in a public middle school, and then burned it in the fire. After this, the grilled head was

dug in the ground.

Introduction

Many of you have probably already seen this video, usually accompanied by a brief explanation. However, thanks to a newly released Netflix documentary a lot of information about the case and the nature of the psychosis which caused it has come out. For those who don't wish to sit through true-crime slop, I've decided to condense all the important information here.

The Deceased

In the video, you are seeing the Chundawat family. An extended family unit of 11 people who had been living in a three story house at the Burari Sant Nagar Neighborhood in India. They primarily consisted of the descendents of Narayani Dev (80) and her deceased husband, Bhopal Singh, who died in 2007. A few inlaws also occupied the house. The eradication of this family unit covered 3 different generations, ranging from the 15 year old Shivam, to the 80 year old Narayani Devi.

The family were quite prosperous for the standards of their town. They ran 2 popular convenience stores, one of the sons (Lalit) owned a successful Plywood business, and one of the daughters (Privkaya) had a well paying job with a multinational company and was soon to be married. The family were also religiously devout, with neighbours claiming the family would go and visit the local temple twice a day. They were also well liked with their community with one of their neighbours, Gurcharan Singh, claiming he got along with them very well as the families helped each other build their houses all the way back in 1997. It was this same neighbour that would discover the family's corpses.

(July 1st, 2018) During his morning walk, Gurcharan Singh noticed the family failed to take in a large box a milk that was sent in every morning for one of their stores. By 7:00AM the milk was spoiling and he decided to check up on the family to let them know. He knocked on their front door, only to discover it was unlocked, he let himself in and climbed up the stairs where he saw the horrific sight. He recounts standing there for 2 minutes in shock.

As he ran out of the house, he was unable to hide his panic from the neighbours and the entire area soon found out something horrible had happened. In minutes, the house was swarmed by the local community before the police arrived, it is thought that the video we see here was taken by one of the neighbours who entered the house before the police could barre the entrance.

Voices from the Dead

The reasoning for the death was soon found out thanks to a number of diaries scattered around the house dating back to 2007, as well as testimony from neighbours and extended family members. The diaries details over a decade of mounting mass delusion in the household, where they all believed they were being guided by the spirit of their dead patriarch, Bhopal Singh, who used his son Lalit as a medium.

The foundation for this mass delusion however, began in 2004 before Bhopal Singh's death. In 2004, Lalit was attacked for unknown reasons as he was working in his plywood store. He was beaten badly and was stuck inside the store after it was set on fire. He suffered a head injury, and the smoke he inhaled as he lay there half-conscious, destroyed his voice making it so he could not speak at all.

However, after the death of his father he heard his voice speak to him. It commanded the entire family to recite the “Hanuman Chalisa” every day at 10:00PM. Soon the voice extended the routine to a few times a day. For months the family would gather to recite this hymn. One day however, the family were shocked when they suddenly heard Lalit's voice mixed in with theirs, Lalit was not even aware his voice had returned until he finished the hymn and saw the shocked look on his family's faces. It was most likely this miracle that would instil the devotion that would spiral into mass delusion.

Lalit did not stop hearing his dead fathers voice after his own voice was restored however. He continued to hear his father give him and the family instructions on how they could conduct their lives. The diaries were not a personal diary for Lalit, but rather, acted as a guidebook for the entire family where they were expected to read and follow what was written within it. Here are some excerpts from the diary showing the level of obedience that was expected from the family.

”After I leave, all of you must go to sleep. No need for discussions. My visits are not an ordinary occurrence. You must not take God's will lightly. Don't worry about Lalit's health, my visits affect him physically. Sleep will heal him.”

and

”Instead of your own will follow the will of the diary. ‘Don't think, what is the use?' When it actually happens, your eyes will open. My next visit will be on Thursday or Saturday. Be fully ready.”

Neighbours recount how after their fathers death, the families shops and businesses started prospering, and Priyanka got her well paying job. In hindsight, people believe that the family may have attributed their recent prosperity to the instructions of their dead father. As Lalit was to act as the medium for their patriarchs instructions, he soon became an authority figure in the household, with their neighbour Chander Metha noting

“The family considered his word final.” and his wife Pritpal Kaur adding “Whatever he said was obeyed by all.”

Most of the instructions were quite inane. Telling family members to stop fighting, telling one of the children to stop playing on their phone so much, for example

December 24, 2017 “Dhruv is spending too much time on the mobile phone. This must be corrected.”

However one day, the voice would demand something that cost the family their lives.

The Banyan Tree Ritual

Within the diary, the ritual that would be performed and eventually lead to the family's death was detailed. Written on June 24th, 2018 the instructions detailed a ritual wherein the families were to tie their necks to an iron grate in the family courtyard while someone else was entrusted with blindfolding, gagging, and tying their hands together. They were to stand atop stools, and recite some sort of chant as Lalit watched on, prompting them with a stick. The ritual is called “the Banyan Tree ritual” as the hanging bodies would resemble the hanging roots of a Banyan tree. The most direct reference to the ritual from the diaries I could find are quoted here.

”Perform the ritual for seven consecutive days. If somebody visits the home it has to be performed the next day. Nothing should be visible. Dim lights should be used. The eyes should be completely shut. The blindfold should be properly tied to the eyes. The mouth should be gagged by a handkerchief. The state of mind has to be zero. Nothing but infinity. While you are standing at attention. Imagine the branches of the tree are wrapping themselves around you. Perform the Banyan tree ritual with unity and determination. This will help repent for your mistakes”*

Later on in the same entry

”God is pleased with you. Knowing that 11 of you are standing in one line, with one thought. Do not panic while performing the Banyan tree ritual. The earth might shake, the sky might tremble. Do not let this weaken your resolve. Convince the children to keep chanting. The chanting may last from 5-15 minutes. Till the chanting lasts, Lalit will protect all of you. The responsibility of tying you up is assigned to one of you. When the binds are secured, Lalit will give a signal with a stick. Place a tumbler full of water nearby, just as the colour of the water changes, I will come back.”*

The diary also mentions

“"everyone will tie their own hands and when the kriya (ritual) is done then everyone will help each other untie their hands"”*

CCTV footage showed family members going out and buying the stools and wires that would be used in the ritual, the youngest of them (Shivam) being among them, this of course implies that the family were once again, simply following Lalit and the voices in his head out of a sense of devotion and trust.

The Bodies

Ten of the eleven bodies in the house were found strung up in the courtyard, 5 stools stood under their feet, presumed to be shared by each of the family members, their faces covered in a cloth cut from a single bedsheet. Signs of struggle had been found on multiple family members. Evident by the bruises on their wrists as they struggled with the wires that binded them as they hung and choked, the bruises on their shins as they seemed to kick against the floor and stools, and Bhuvnesh(52) freed his hands and died trying to untie the noose, his hands still grasping the cloth even in death. Narayani Devi (80) was found on the floor, dead. It appeared her noose was tied to a doorknob nearby. The only surviving member would be Tommy, the family pet who was chained to the terrace. He would die only weeks later from heart failure in an animal shelter.

Suicide, Murder, or Accident

Now, knowing what we know, it's still difficult to pinpoint the exact nature of their deaths. From what I can gauge there are only 3 possibilities, and I'll be laying out each of them here.

Suicide

This seems to be the most popular theory from people who have heard the case or seen the video. I also think it's the most unlikely, I think people believe it was a mass suicide simply because, well, what's going to be your first thought when you see 11 people hanging from nooses? I find this hard to believe though. The clear signs of struggles seem to eliminate this possibility, but even moreso, the fact that Privkaya was set to marry soon also makes it seem less likely she'd be willing to abandon her husband. The dog being tied to the ceiling. Most importantly of course, was the diary detailing what was to happen after the ritual was concluded, meaning that it was not meant to end in everybody's death.

Murder

I think it's possible that as the ritual happened, Lalit may have purposefully failed to untie the family as they hung there knowing that they would die. Perhaps he deceived them into normalizing the ritual by having them perform it a few times, having them go over it in the diaries, to set up a sort of mass suicide unbeknownst to them. One key piece of evidence is the body of Narayani Devi, who was of course found dead on the floor. Perhaps she was strangled as she refused to participate in the ritual. Lalit was seemingly the last person to be bound, as he was the one responsible for prompting the chants with a stick as well as the one who was to “protect” them during the ritual. It certainly seems possible that he could have used this role in the ritual to murder the family, to fulfil some ritualistic purpose he was keeping secret.

Accident

Tying your neck to a noose, supported by flimsy stools that you were sharing with other people. It's not hard to imagine that something could go wrong. It's possible that as Lalit participated in the ritual, his foot fell off the stool and he broke his neck. As a subsequent result, he was unable to help the other family members and they soon succumbed to choking. Perhaps a stool fell over and one of them panicked, kicking over all the other stools. Narayni Devi, may have been tied to the doorknob, and succumbed to exhaustion and died. She may have fell to the floor after the noose loosened on it's own or snapped. It makes sense she was strung up separate from the family, as her old age and arthritis would have made it difficult to join them.

Conclusion

The deaths represent a horrific case of mass psychosis. If you're more of the spiritual type, perhaps you may think demons or evil spirits tricked the poor family into dying horrific deaths. The more I read some of the stories on this site, the more I start to believe such things are possible. I think the possibility of an accident or murder is the most likely, but I'm willing to give the slight edge to the fact it was an accident seeing as how dangerous the ritual was, and how easily an accident could have occurred.

I apologize for any inconsistencies, a lot of the news stories are painfully undetailed, and the documentary is a bit sensationalist and is not as thorough in regards to the cold hard facts as I wish they were. Any mistakes I made could also be the result of basic human error.

May the Chundawat family rest in peace.