France might not have been keen on granting political asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden but it emerged on Monday that Paris has agreed to take in Inna Shevchenko, the Ukranian leader of militant feminist organization Femen. French feminists face Tunis appeals trial delay (22 Jun 13) Topless Femen accost Hollande at Paris show (21 Jun 13) French feminists get jail term for topless demo (13 Jun 13) The head of the French branch of radical topless feminist group Femen, Ukrainian >>>

Shevchenko herself made the decision public, showing official documents that say the move was effective from 9 April to the AFP news agency. The French authorities have refused to confirm the information, saying that it is confidential. Her application for asylum was “strategic”, she said, motivated by the need to have a base from shich to develop Femen, whose members and sympathisers have organised topless protests against sexism, homophobia, prostitution and religion in several European countries since 2010. Two French women and one German recently served jail time in Tunisia after >>>

The head of the French branch of radical topless feminist group Femen, Ukrainian Inna Shevchenko, said Monday that Paris had granted her request for political asylum. Shevchenko told Agence France Presse she had received notification from France's OFPRA refugee agency that her request had been granted, based on fears that she would face persecution in Ukraine for her political activities. The 23-year-old said she had made a "strategic choice" to seek asylum in France. "To develop the movement, we need a place, we need a country," she said. The agency refused to comment, saying information >>>