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Topless activist in church protest

She screamed: "Be gone!" minutes after his plane landed in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

The protester, from local women's rights group Femen, was intercepted and led away by security guards. Femen said it was protesting against the illegal arrest and shameful trial of three members of a Russian punk group, who had derided President Vladimir Putin.

Via: heraldscotland.com

Ukraine: Protester Accosts Patriarch

A topless activist bearing a threatening message on her body tried to attack Patriarch Kirill I, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Thursday to protest what her group says are anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin. The protester, a member of the Ukrainian women’s rights movement Femen, managed to get within a yard of Patriarch Kirill at the airport in Kyiv, but she was stopped by a security guard and a priest. The woman, identified by Femen as Yana Zhdanova, had the words “Kill Kirill” written on her back in large black letters. She was detained by the police. >>>

Topless protester pursues Russia church leader

Kyiv, Ukraine • A bare-breasted feminist activist bearing a threatening message on her body tried to attack the Russian Orthodox Church’s leader Thursday to protest alleged anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin. The protester with the controversial Ukrainian women’s rights movement Femen managed to get within a yard from Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv’s airport, but was stopped by a security guard and a priest. <!-- --> >>>

Church head is attacked by bare-breasted protester

The protester with the controversial Ukrainian women’s rights movement Femen managed to get within a metre of Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv’s airport, but was stopped by a security guard and a priest. The woman, identified by Femen as Yana Zhdanova, had the words “Kill Kirill” written on her back in large black letters and shouted a phrase from a religious ritual that aims to expel demons, roughly translated as “Kirill, go to hell.” Police said the activist was being held at the airport and will soon be taken to court, where she may face a fine or several days in custody. >>>

Topless Femen Protester Attacks Russian Church Leader [Video]

KYIV, Ukraine — A topless Femen protester attempted to attack the Russian Orthodox Church’s leader in Kyiv on Thursday, while bearing a hateful message on her body. The topless protester, identified as Femen member Yana Zhdanova, was able to get within a meter of Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv’s airport, but she was stopped from going farther by a security guard and a priest, reports The New York Daily News. Zhdanova sported the words “Kill Kirill” on her back in large black letters, and also shouted a phrase from a religious ritual that is aimed at >>>

Topless Femen protester attacks Russian patriarch

KYIV, Ukraine — A bare-breasted feminist activist bearing a threatening message on her body tried to attack the Russian Orthodox Church's leader Thursday to protest alleged anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin.The protester with the controversial Ukrainian women's rights movement Femen managed to get within a yard of Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv's airport, but was stopped by a security guard and a priest.The woman, identified by Femen as Yana Zhdanova, had the words "Kill Kirill" written on her back in large black letters and shouted a phrase from a religious ritual that aims to >>>

Patriarch Kirill in Kyiv feels the heat of the Ukrainian electoral campaign

FEMEN, a scandal-ridden Ukrainian “feminist” organization, which stood behind the action and which is known all over Europe for its protests featuring nude activists, only now released the name of the protesting woman – Yana Zhdanova.The Western media hastily linked the protest to the trial of the Pussy Riot, a like-minded group of Russian protesters, now facing charges of hooliganism in Moscow. But the local analysts say the PR actions against the Orthodox Church and against government officials could have a much stronger “domestic” stimulant. Ukraine is going to hold parliamentary elections >>>

Patriarch Kirill’s spokesman regrets incident at Kyiv airport – Interfax

News 26 July 2012, 18:55Patriarch Kirill's spokesman regrets incident at Kyiv airport Kyiv, July 26, Interfax - A spokesman for Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed his regret at an incident committed by a member of the feminist organization FEMEN during the Patriarch's welcoming ceremony at the Kyiv airport on Thursday. "It is very deplorable that people should be trying to mar Patriarch Kirill's beginning visit to Ukraine by such escapades," >>>

Topless protester pursues Russia church leader

KYIV, Ukraine — A bare-breasted feminist activist bearing a threatening message on her body tried to attack the Russian Orthodox Church’s leader Thursday to protest alleged anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin. The protester with the controversial Ukrainian women’s rights movement Femen managed to get a meter (yard) within Patriarch Kirill at Kyiv’s airport, but was stopped by a security guard and a priest. The woman, identified by Femen as Yana >>>