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South Korea: “Ghost Rally” Protests Restrictions on Right to Assembly

HeadlineFeb 25, 2016

And in South Korea, organizers held a “ghost rally” to protest crackdowns on the right to assembly. On Wednesday, members of Amnesty International Korea projected holographic images of protesters holding signs and carrying flowers onto a screen in a public square in central Seoul. It was the first holographic protest in South Korea. Police are reportedly trying to decide whether the ghost rally violated the law and, if so, who to punish.

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