Fans attending Euro 2012 in Ukraine may be confronted by the continent's briefest mini-skirts and lowest-cut tops, but they will barely glimpse the day-to-day life difficulties faced by women in the former Soviet republic, rights activists say. "Fans are going to see lots of attractive women and for many that is going to reinforce the negative image our women have abroad," Anna Gutsol, founder and spokeswoman for the Femen political action group. "Most foreigners aren't >>>

Fans attending Uefa Euro 2012™ in Ukraine may be confronted by the continent's briefest mini-skirts and lowest-cut tops, but they will barely glimpse the day-to-day life difficulties faced by women in the former Soviet republic, rights activists say. "Fans are going to see lots of attractive women and for many that is going to reinforce the negative image our women have abroad," Anna Gutsol, founder and spokeswoman for the Femen political action group. "Most foreigners aren't even going to begin to think how hard life for female Ukrainians is, >>>

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Alaska News Features The feminist activist group FEMEN —otherwise known as the naked feminists or “topless warriors” — is at it again. Their latest protest, Thursday in Kyiv, was held to oppose the staging of the Euro 2012 soccer championships in the Ukraine. More precisely, they protested the probability that soccer fans will come >>>

The Irish Times - Saturday, June 2, 20121234All roads lead to Euro 2012: Gdansk's almost complete stadium complex. Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters, Chris Jackson/GettyPraga in Warsaw.'Femen' has already grabbed the Euro trophy in three cities. Photographs: Gleb Garanich and Marian Striltsiv/ReutersActivists: Yana Zhdanova, Alexandra and Inna Shevchenko, and Oksana Shachkosay of FemenAfter years of preparation for Euro 2012, Poland is like a nervous hostess making last-minute adjustments before the guests arrive. Can the country shake off its grey, cold-war image and send fans home with multicoloured >>>

Ukraine's sex industry is banking on pulling in clients and cash during Euro 2012 but campaigners paint stark warnings given that the championship co-host has the highest rate of HIV infection in Eastern Europe. "Kyiv's prostitutes are preparing actively for Euro 2012," one Ukrainian sex site said, claiming that some are even studying the history of the 16 nations taking part in the tournament, plus the basics of football, to get a competitive edge. Ukraine transformed prostitution from a crime to a misdemeanour in 2006, with fines ranging from eight to 20 euros (£6.5-£16, $10-$25), >>>

The feminist activist group FEMEN —otherwise known as the naked feminists or “topless warriors” — is at it again. Their latest protest, Thursday in Kyiv, was held to oppose the staging of the Euro 2012 soccer championships in the Ukraine. More precisely, they protested the probability that soccer fans will come to Ukraine looking for sex-tourism, Gazeta reported. Naturally, and as always with the FEMEN ladies, the protest happened in the nude. Well, if you don‘t count the penis hat and granny panties. The women of FEMEN, whose mantra is “Came, Stripped, Conquered,” dressed >>>

An unveiling of Euro 2012's mascots in Kyiv has been disrupted by topless activists protesting against the exploitation of women in Ukraine. A flowerbed in form of the tournament's mascots Slavek and Slavko was invaded by an activist wearing a penis costume before she was dragged away by police. The group, called Femen, have launched a series of protests in the build up to next month's tournament which they claim will encourage sex tourism. Protester Oleksandra Shevchenko said last week: "We know what men are like - they want a beer, to watch football >>>

Topless Femen girl in a penis costume Kyiv / NationalTurk – Ukrainian security forces took activists from Femen, world’s most prominent women’s rights group as of right now, into police custody as one woman from FEMEN dressed in a costume of a penis, as they staged their latest protest in front of the EURO 2012 flower mascot Slavko in central Kyiv, Uklraine on May 31, 2012. Femen activists were protesting against the prostitution which is feared to be raising during the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 football tournament. Kyiv is set to host the final match of Euro 2012, where 16 European national >>>

31 May 2012 FEMEN Protest EURO 2012 Cryptome Protest Series: http://cryptome.org/protest-series.htm Police detain activists of Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN during a protest on a flower bed in the form of EURO 2012 mascots Slavek and Slavko as another activist sprays a slogan on the grass in Independence Square in Kyiv on May 31, 2012. The protest was held to oppose the staging of the Euro 2012 football championships in the Ukraine. Getty [Woman appears to have a cellphone >>>