With scorching temperatures peaking at 97 degrees, a sea of red descended on Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul Saturday.
Thousands of women wearing red shirts endured the suffocating heat for the same purpose — to protest against the illegal filming of women and investigations of sex crimes they say favor men.
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Columns of protestors at the square waited to participate well after the afternoon start time. Beginning as far back as the metro station, the crowd of protesters — which organizers placed at approximately 70,000 — sitting facing the Gyeongbok palace as well as those waiting to get in created an endless line.
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