Activists hold the head of Chiang Kai-shek, the then president of the Republic of China who fled with his Nationalist forces to the island of Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war and ruled Taiwan by imposing Martial law, during a march on the 76th anniversary of a violently suppressed anti-government uprising known as the 228 incident in Taipei, Taiwan, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Activists hold the head of Chiang Kai-shek, then the president of the Republic of China, fled with his Nationalist forces to the island of Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war and ruled Taiwan by imposing Martial law while march for the 76th anniversary of a violently suppressed anti-government uprising known as the 228 incident in Taipei, Taiwan, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Candles are lit as part of an art installation during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists march, commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists march, commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Candles are lit as part of an art installation during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Clergymen attend a protest commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Activists arrange lanterns with faces of people who fought during the martial law era, at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Artists perform during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Lanterns with faces of people who fought during the martial law era are lit at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipipno activists march as they commemorate the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A mother of a political detainee raises her fist as she marches with activists commemorating the 50th anniversary of martial law declaration by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A woman reads a book on martial law under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Philippines, May 21, 2022. Picture taken May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A man lights a candle at a memorial honoring victims of martial law under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A man carries flowers to be laid out at a memorial honoring victims of martial law under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Edita Burgos lights a candle at a memorial honoring victims of martial law under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Martial law survivor Emmanuel Ruiz, 71, visits a memorial honoring victims of martial law under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A woman lights a candle at a memorial honoring victims of martial law under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Edita Burgos stands near a memorial honoring victims of martial law under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A woman visits a memorial honoring victims of martial law under late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A book on martial law under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is displayed at a bookstore in Manila, Philippines, May 19, 2022. Picture taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A bookstore owner shows a page of a book containing a newspaper clipping of the declaration of martial law, in Manila, Philippines, May 19, 2022. Picture taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Etta Rosales, a victim during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law, is photographed in her home in Quezon City, Philippines, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Etta Rosales, a victim during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law, is photographed in her home in Quezon City, Philippines, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Felix Dalisay, 70, who was detained and tortured during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law, is photographed in his home in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 28, 2022. Picture taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Felix Dalisay, 70, who was detained and tortured during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law, is photographed in his home in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 28, 2022. Picture taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Cristina Bawagan, 67, who was arrested, tortured and sexually abused by soldiers during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law, is photographed in her home in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2022. Picture taken April 22, 2022.REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Cristina Bawagan, 67, shows the dress she wore when she was arrested, tortured and sexually abused by soldiers during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law, in her home at Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2022. Picture taken April 22, 2022.REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A newspaper with an article about Cristina Bawagan's arrest, torture and sexual abuse during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law, is photographed in her home in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2022. Picture taken April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Alexander Izman, who despite the martial law goes every day to the beach to create a "Rock Garden", poses with one of his stone sculptures in the form of the Ukrainian coat of arms, the trident, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko 

Alexander Izman, who despite the martial law goes every day to the beach to create a "Rock Garden", poses with one of his stone sculptures in the form of the Ukrainian coat of arms, the trident, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko 

Alexander Izman, who despite the martial law goes every day to the beach to create a "Rock Garden", works on one of his stone sculptures in the form of the Ukrainian coat of arms, the trident, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko 

Alexander Izman, who despite the martial law goes every day to the beach to create a "Rock Garden", works on one of his stone sculptures in the form of the Ukrainian coat of arms, the trident, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko 

Alexander Izman, who despite the martial law goes every day to the beach to create a "Rock Garden", poses with one of his stone sculptures in the form of the Ukrainian coat of arms, the trident, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Boxes and folders containing documents of martial law victims under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos are stored at the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 17, 2022. Picture taken February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Carmelo Victor Crisanto, Executive Director of the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, gets a box containing documents of martial law victims under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 17, 2022. Picture taken February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Philippine activists and martial law victims raise their fists and placards during a protest to mark the anniversary of the heroes burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, whose son has emerged as an early frontrunner in the 2022 elections, outside the National Heroes' Cemetery in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A martial law victim raises her fist and placard during a protest to mark the anniversary of the heroes burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos outside the National Heroes' Cemetery in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippine activists and martial law victims hold placards during a protest to mark the anniversary of the heroes burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, whose son has emerged as an early frontrunner in the 2022 elections, outside the National Heroes' Cemetery in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A Nihang, or a Sikh warrior, performs "Gatkha", a traditional form of martial arts during celebrations of Hola Mohalla, a festival of Nihangs, during Holi celebrations, at the site of a protest against farm laws, at Singhu border near New Delhi, India, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Nihang, or a Sikh warrior, performs "Gatkha", a traditional form of martial arts during celebrations of Hola Mohalla, a festival of Nihangs, during Holi celebrations, at the site of a protest against farm laws, at Singhu border near New Delhi, India, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Activists wave flags and placards as the effigy dubbed "Duterte Virus" burns during a protest commemorating the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Activists burn an effigy dubbed "Duterte Virus" during a protest commemorating the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Activists burn an effigy dubbed "Duterte Virus" during a protest commemorating the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

An activist wearing a statement band that writes "Oust Duterte" is photographed in front of an effigy dubbed "Duterte Virus" during a protest commemorating the 48th anniversary of Martial Law, imposed by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

An activist steps on a printed photograph of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos during a protest commemorating the 48th anniversary of Martial Law imposed by Marcos on September 21, 1972, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipinos protest on the 48th anniversary of Martial Law, imposed by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipinos maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a protest commemorating the 48th anniversary of Martial Law, imposed by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Filipino activists hold placards calling for the end of Martial Law in Mindanao region during a rally held in observance of Human Rights Day in Manila, Philippines, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Activists take part in a performance explaining people on streets what is martial law and how it can change their daily life in Kiev, Ukraine November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich 

Activists take part in a performance explaining people on streets what is martial law and how it can change their daily life in Kiev, Ukraine November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich 

Activists take part in a performance explaining people on streets what is martial law and how it can change their daily life in Kiev, Ukraine November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich 

Activists take part in a performance explaining people on streets what is martial law and how it can change their daily life in Kiev, Ukraine November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich 

Activists take part in a performance explaining people on streets what is martial law and how it can change their daily life in Kiev, Ukraine November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich 

UPDATE Date of implementation changed to Nov. 26, according to a further explainer from Ukrainian authorities. Map highlighting the Ukrainian regions under martial law after President Petro Poroshenko warned of the "extremely serious" threat of a land invasion on Nov. 26, 2018. 

Radical party leader Oleh Lyashko (C) attends a parliament session to review a proposal by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to introduce martial law for 60 days after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea, in Kiev, Ukraine November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Head of Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Hrytsak (R) and head of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Vasyl Burba attend a parliament session to review a proposal by President Petro Poroshenko to introduce martial law for 60 days after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea, in Kiev, Ukraine November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko