First ‘Ghost protest’ in Seoul

Holograms of protesters are shown on the screen during a rehearsal of a holographic demonstration called ‘ghost protest’, demanding freedom of assembly and guarantee the right to peaceful assembly, in front of the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea’s well known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Protesters appeared on a screen 10 meters long and 3 meters wide in a rally organized by Amnesty International Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Amnesty International Korea staged an anti-government “ghost rally” using holographic images in Seoul, the first of its kind in Korea.

The international human rights group projected holographic images of protesters on a screen at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Wednesday, the eve of President Park Geun-hye’s third anniversay in office.

In the 30-minute projection, holographic people chanted slogans like “Guarantee peaceful assembly” and “We are not illegal,” also holding a banner reading “Assembly is a human right.” Some walked in silence, wore masks and held flowers to their chests.

(Korea Times photojournalist Shim Hyun-chul and Choi Won-suk captured the protest video. This article was originally published in The Korea Times)