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About FEMEN

The mission of the "FEMEN" movement is to create the most favourable conditions for the young women to join up into a social group with the general idea of the mutual support and social responsibility, helping to reveal the talents of each member of the movement.

Turkish Police Detain Four FEMEN Activists

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Turkish police detained four activists of the FEMEN women's movement in Istanbul on March 8. Oleksandr Dykusarov, the spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, announced this to Ukrainian News. According to him, the activists were detained and taken to the local police station after they held an event. The Foreign Affairs Ministry expects to receive more information about the incident from the Ukrainian embassy in Turkey. According to information on FEMEN's blog, four nude FEMEN activists appeared in a square near the St. Sophia Cathedral with placards bearing the slogans "H2SO4 - >>>

Turkey approves laws to better protect women from abuse

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ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's Parliament marked International Women's Day on Thursday by approving a package of laws aimed at better protecting women and children from abuse. As it vies for European Union membership, Turkey -- a predominantly Muslim country -- is struggling to discard long-held cultural practices that denigrate women in a largely patriarchal society. It also is fighting to curb "honor killings" and murders of women deemed to have tarnished the reputation of their relatives, sometimes by >>>

Istanbul, Femen di nuovo in azione – foto

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Ieri, 8 marzo, le ragazze ucraine del gruppo Femen si sono date da fare con trucchi, pennarelli e cartelli. Questa volta il luogo della protesta è stato Istanbul. Le giovani, rigorosamente in topless, sono scese in piazza per dire basta alle violenze contro le donne turche. La protesta è stata inscenato 24 ore dopo l'ennesimo omicidio. Nella giornata di ieri, infatti, una donna di 40 anni è stata uccisa da un parente dopo un litigio con il marito. La manifestazione è durata appena un minuto: le ragazze sono state subito caricate sui veicoli >>>

Turkey acts to better protect women from abuse

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Police detain one of Ukrainian women's rights activists as they stage a topless demonstration to protest domestic violence against women in Turkey, near the Byzantine-era Haghia Sophia, in Istanbul, Thursday, March 8, 2012, just hours after a man shot dead a female relative. AP Turkey's Parliament marked International Women's Day on Thursday, March 8, by approving a package of laws aimed at better protecting women and children from abuse. As it vies for European Union membership, Turkey — a predominantly Muslim country — is struggling >>>

Девушки из FEMEN выступили с бутафорскими следами побоев и ожогов

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Украинские феминистки из группы FEMEN были задержаны полицией в Стамбуле в ходе уличной акции по случаю 8 марта – Международного женского дня. Об этом сообщает Lenta.ru со ссылкой на Hurriyet Daily News. Активистки FEMEN по традиции появились перед публикой в практически обнаженном виде, однако на лица и тела девушек были нанесены бутафорские >>>

FEMEN activists detained in Istanbul

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The demonstration was aimed at drawing attention to violence against women and was specifically designed to take place on International Women’s Day, March 8. Four members of the FEMEN group, topless and wearing bruise-like makeup, chanted slogans and displayed banners in the one-minute protest in Istanbul to mark International Women’s Day on Thursday. The protest banners read slogans such as “Stop acid attacks,” “Why?” and “What for?” The FEMEN members fought back when the police tried to >>>