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Topless Ukrainian activists protest at Gazprom HQ

Five Ukrainian women activists have held a topless protest outside the Moscow headquarters of Gazprom, to denounce the policies of the Russian gas supplier. Police detained one of the women from the protest group Femen who had climbed onto the roof of a small building at the entrance. Ukraine is dependent on Russia for supplies of natural gas and is demanding to pay lower prices. Moscow has refused to budge unless Ukraine agrees to give up control over the export pipelines that carry Russian gas on to Europe. During Monday's protest, the women held up signs saying "Gas Racket" and "Gas >>>

Topless Ukrainian activists protest at Gazprom HQ

MOSCOW (AP) — Five Ukrainian women activists have held a topless protest outside the Moscow headquarters of Gazprom, to denounce the policies of the Russian gas supplier. Police detained one of the women from the protest group Femen who had climbed onto the roof of a small building at the entrance. Ukraine is dependent on Russia for supplies of natural gas and is demanding to pay lower prices. Moscow has refused to budge unless Ukraine agrees to give up control over the export pipelines that carry Russian gas on to Europe. During Monday's protest, the women held up signs saying "Gas >>>

Topless activists fight Russian ‘gas terror’ in -25C (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Ready to stand up and stand out for justice despite severe frosts, FEMEN activists have staged a new provocative stunt against the yoke of Russia’s gas giant. Fearless and topless, the Ukrainian girls took off their clothes in front of the Gazprom building in Moscow, holding banners saying “Stop gas racket!” and “Snub Gazprom!”One of the activists even managed to climb the roof of the Gazprom’s checkpoint, waving the Ukrainian flag before security guards brought her down. The girl was detained and is now in a local police office.In this way, the girls voiced their protest against >>>

Topless activists fight Russian ‘gas terror’ in -25C (VIDEO)

Ready to stand up and stand out for justice despite severe frosts, FEMEN activists have staged a new provocative stunt against the yoke of Russia’s gas giant. Fearless and topless, the Ukrainian girls took off their clothes in front of the Gazprom building in Moscow, holding banners saying “Stop gas racket!” and “Snub Gazprom!”One of the activists even managed to climb the roof of the Gazprom’s checkpoint, waving the Ukrainian flag before security guards brought her down. The girl was detained and is now in a local police office.In this way, the girls voiced their protest against >>>

Topless activists fight Russian ‘gas terror’ in -25C (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Ready to stand up and stand out for justice despite severe frosts, FEMEN activists have staged a new provocative stunt against the yoke of Russia’s gas giant. Fearless and topless, the Ukrainian girls took off their clothes in front of the Gazprom building in Moscow, holding banners saying “Stop gas racket!” and “Snub Gazprom!”One of the activists even managed to climb the roof of the Gazprom’s checkpoint, waving the Ukrainian flag before security guards brought her down. The girl was detained and is now in a local police office.In this way, the girls voiced their protest against >>>

Topless Ukrainian activists protest at Gazprom HQ

MOSCOW (AP) — Five Ukrainian women activists have held a topless protest outside the Moscow headquarters of Gazprom, to denounce the policies of the Russian gas supplier. Police detained one of the women from the protest group Femen who had climbed onto the roof of a small building at the entrance. Ukraine is dependent on Russia for supplies of natural gas and is demanding to pay lower prices. Moscow has refused to budge unless Ukraine agrees to give up control over the export pipelines that carry Russian gas on to Europe. >>>

India Seeks to Ban Sex Workers from Former Soviet States

Like us on Facebook The Times of India, quoting a government source, reported: “Indian missions in the region have been in touch with [government headquarters in New Delhi]...and it has been conveyed to them to thoroughly screen applications of women who are 15-40 years of age.” Women visa applicants of that age from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Ukrainian will come under particular attention under the new policy, the report noted. Demonstrating outside the home of the Indian envoy in Kyiv, the Femen protesters held up placards which read: “I am not a prostitute,” >>>

FEMEN Protests Hockey World Cup In Belarus

When the International Ice Hockey Federation chose Belarus to host the 2014 Hockey World Cup, it may not have expected to attract the ire of a legion of topless Ukrainian feminists. The organization's decision to allow Belarus' capital city Minsk to host the games despite the country's poor human rights record prompted criticism from European politicians, but drew little international attention. That's where FEMEN, a radical group formed in 2008, stepped up to the plate. According to Russia Today, FEMEN demonstrated topless in the freezing cold near the IIHF's main office in Zurich, Switzerland. "Topless >>>

FEMEN Protests Hockey World Cup (PHOTOS, WARNING: NSFW)

When the International Ice Hockey Federation chose Belarus to host the 2014 Hockey World Cup, it may not have expected to attract the ire of a legion of topless Ukrainian feminists. The organization's decision to allow Belarus' capital city Minsk to host the games despite the country's poor human rights record prompted criticism from European politicians, but drew little international attention. That's where FEMEN, a radical group formed in 2008, stepped up to >>>