Posted by Katherine Lim on 8:42 CEST, Tuesday, 30, July, 2013 in Netherlands | 0 comments On Monday, a first Femen protest occured in the city of Amsterdam. Four female activists held a demonstration at the homo monument in the capital city. In support of Femen, they exposed their breasts and sayings were written on their bodies. Photo by Sandrine Bovis/flickr The demonstration was done in response to Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay policy and following an assault of Femen supporters and a political scientist in Ukraine last week. Political >>>

TUNIS, Tunisia — The defense lawyer for the Tunisian member of Ukrainian women's group Femen says one of the charges against her client has been dismissed.Leila Ben Debba said that the court Monday tossed out the charge of insulting and defaming a public servant brought against her client Amina Sboui.The charge stemmed from an incident in prison when Sboui got into an altercation with guards she alleged were mistreating a fellow inmate.Sboui was arrested May 19 for allegedly scrawling Femen on a cemetery wall in the city of Kairouan, protesting a planned conference of conservative Muslims.She >>>

Published 29 July 2013

Three activists with the radical feminist Femen movement and a Russian photographer say they were beaten and arrested by government special services ahead of a planned protest in Kyiv. The activists spoke to the media on July 28 after spending the night in custody. The four were released that day, but a court imposed fines for hooliganism and disobeying an order from police. (Reuters)

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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The defense lawyer for the Tunisian member of Ukrainian women's group Femen says one of the charges against her client has been dismissed.Leila Ben Debba said that the court Monday tossed out the charge of insulting and defaming a public servant brought against her client Amina Sboui.The charge stemmed from an incident in prison when Sboui got into an altercation with guards she alleged were mistreating a fellow inmate.Sboui was arrested May 19 for allegedly scrawling Femen on a cemetery wall in the city of Kairouan, protesting a planned conference of conservative >>>

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The defense lawyer for the Tunisian member of Ukrainian women’s group Femen says one of the charges against her client has been dismissed. Leila Ben Debba said that the court Monday tossed out the charge of insulting and defaming a public servant brought against her client Amina Sboui. The charge stemmed from an incident in prison when Sboui got into an altercation with guards she alleged were mistreating a fellow inmate. Sboui was arrested May 19 for allegedly scrawling Femen on a cemetery >>>

TUNIS, July 29, 2013 (AFP) - A court on Monday dismissed one case against Tunisian Femen activist Amina Sboui in which she was tried for contempt and defamation, her lawyer said, calling the verdict “a victory”. But Ghazi Mrabet said Sboui still faces a pepper spray charge which carries a prison sentence of between six months and five years. She could also be charged with desecrating a cemetery for which she could be jailed for up to two years if found guilty. “The court decided to dismiss the case against Amina. It is a victory, the judiciary has begun to understand that she has been unfairly >>>

KYIV, Ukraine, July 29 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian court released three members of feminist group Femen and a photographer who were arrested on hooliganism charges, police said Monday. Oksana Shasko, Alexander Shevchenko and Yana Zhdanova and photographer Dmitry Kostyuchkov were arrested Saturday while attempting to take part in a topless protest scheduled to take place at celebrations in Kyiv. The group was planning to demonstrate during the 1,025th anniversary celebrations of the Christianization of Kyivan Rus attended by Russian and Ukraine officials. The three Femen members were fined $11 for hooliganism >>>