underwear and covered in body and face paint..Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels


South Korean prostitutes in their underwear and covered in body and face paint, douse themselves in flammable liquid in an apparent attempt to burn themselves after a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and pimps rallied Tuesday near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels, with some unsuccessfully attempting to set themselves on fire


South Korean prostitutes in their underwear and covered in body and face paint, and some others wearing mourning clothes, rush to police line after a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and pimps rallied Tuesday near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels, with some unsuccessfully attempting to set themselves on fire

Face-painted South Korean prostitutes in mourning clothes, march during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011

South Korean prostitutes in face paint, wearing mourning clothes, are blocked by police officers during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and pimps rallied Tuesday near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels, with some unsuccessfully attempting to set themselves on fire.

South Korean prostitutes in their underwear and covered in body and face paint, douse themselves in flammable liquid in an apparent attempt to burn themselves after a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011.


South Korean prostitutes march near their brothels during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A South Korean prostitute in underwear and covered in body and face paint, douses herself in flammable liquid in an apparent attempt to burn themselves after a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and pimps rallied Tuesday near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels, with some unsuccessfully attempting to set themselves on fire. (

South Korean prostitutes in their underwear and covered in body and face paint, and some others wearing mourning clothes, rush to police line after a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and pimps rallied Tuesday near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels, with some unsuccessfully attempting to set themselves on fire.