In a first, Ukrainian topless protesters Femen face a criminal case in their home country, though not over their practice of stripping in public for a good cause. A group of unnamed Femen activists may end up in prison for up to four years over climbing onto the balcony of the residence of the Indian ambassador in Kyiv and tearing down the Indian flag, local police said on Friday. The activists were enraged by the Indian Foreign Ministry ordering thorough checks into all Ukrainians aged 15 to 40 seeking to enter the country, saying it would help weed out the numerous prostitutes in search of a >>>

The Prosecutor-General's Office on February 16 opened a criminal case upon desecration of the flag of India by activists from the women's movement FEMEN in this country's embassy in Kyiv, reads a statement made by the press service of the Internal Affairs Ministry. The police say that in January the female activists penetrated up onto the balcony of the Indian embassy building. Several topless girls unfolded a banner and were chanting objectionable slogans. Then, the police say, they took the Indian national flag off from the mast, lunged it at windows and doors of the diplomatic building >>>

Activists of Femen Ukrainian movement, known for organizing topless actions, told a Hurriyet reporter that they are planning a protest action in Turkey. “We are planning a protest action in Turkey in summer. The plan is not clear yet but in all probability the action will be dedicated to ending violence in Turkish families, titled “Turkish Man, Stop Beating Your Wife,” said a female activist. According to the source, the Ukrainian female activists also noted that Turkish men are very much interested in sex tourism in Ukraine. The activists said, “Every week five or six buses carry Turkish >>>