Eight women covered in red body paint and white face paint, with two of them in wearing white clothing, pour flammable liquid onto the street in front of onlookers.

South Korean sex workers douse themselves in flammable liquid after a rally in Seoul, South Korea. Image via Lee Jin-man

Tuesday, May 17, 2011: hundreds of sex workers and allies rallied near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels.