Published on February 25, 2013 by South Asia News Services   ·   Rome, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists of Ukrainian women’s rights group Femen stripped to the waist at a polling station in Milan where ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi arrived to vote in Italy’s general election, state TV reported. Three activists of the feminist group lunged at Berlusconi as he arrived at the polling station Sunday. The women held a topless protest, wearing only jeans, under the slogan “Basta Berlusconi” (Enough with Berlusconi), Rai News24 reported. Two Ukrainian and one French woman >>>

Berlusconi Faces Topless Protest Three Femen activists’ “No More Silvio” demonstration. One protester from Ukraine shares surname of former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko. Protests in Naples for Berlusconi’s girlfriend Francesca Pascale A trio of bare-breasted women demonstrated outside the polling station at the Dante Alighieri school in Milan’s Via Scrosati. In a now-traditional gesture, three activists from the Femen group braved the cold and took off their tops to reveal the words “Basta Silvio” [No More Silvio] written on their torsos in red marker pen. The women were >>>

Rome: Silvio Berlusconi had to cast his vote under intense circumstances when FEMEN activists staged strip-protests as he arrived to cast his ballot in Italy's general election. Three topless activists jumped at Berlusconi as he arrived at the polling station. The women held a topless protest, wearing only jeans, under the slogan "Basta Berlusconi" (Enough with Berlusconi), according to news reports. The FEMEN activists were immediately apprehended by the security officials. Two are from Ukraine while the third women hail from France. The women were whisked >>>

Rome: Activists of Ukrainian women's rights group Femen stripped to the waist at a polling station in Milan where ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi arrived to vote in Italy's general election, state TV reported. Three activists of the feminist group lunged at Berlusconi as he arrived at the polling station on Sunday. According to the report, the women held a topless protest, wearing only jeans, under the slogan "Basta Berlusconi" (Enough with Berlusconi). Two Ukrainian and one French woman participated in the protest. The activists >>>

Rome, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists of Ukrainian women's rights group Femen stripped to the waist at a polling station in Milan where ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi arrived to vote in Italy's general election, state TV reported.Three activists of the feminist group lunged at Berlusconi as he arrived at the polling station Sunday.The women held a topless protest, wearing only jeans, under the slogan "Basta Berlusconi" (Enough with Berlusconi), Rai News24 reported.Two Ukrainian and one French woman participated in the protest, Agi news agency reported.The activists were >>>

Three women have been taken into custody in Milan after trying to prevent former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi from voting. The protesters all belong to Femen, which is a Ukraine-based feminist group that goes topless to demonstrate against patriarchy and organized religion. In customary style, these women removed their sweaters, exposing the slogan "enough of Silvio" across their bodies. Whenever Femen strikes, there always seem to be lots of cameras present as the police haul the women away.   >>>

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ROME, February 24 (RIA Novosti) – Activists of women's rights group Femen stripped to the waist at a polling station in Milan on Sunday where ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi arrived to vote in Italy's general election, Italian state TV has reported. Three activists of the Ukrainian feminist group lunged at Berlusconi as he arrived at the polling station. The women held a topless protest, wearing only jeans, under the slogan "Basta Berlusconi" (Enough with Berlusconi), Rai News24 reported. Two Ukrainian and one French woman participated in the protest, Agi news agency reported. The activists were >>>

ROME, February 24 (RIA Novosti) – Activists of women's rights group Femen stripped to the waist at a polling station in Milan on Sunday where ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi arrived to vote in Italy's general election, Italian state TV has reported. Three activists of the Ukrainian feminist group lunged at Berlusconi as he arrived at the polling station. The women held a topless protest, wearing only jeans, under the slogan "Basta Berlusconi" (Enough with Berlusconi), Rai News24 reported. Two Ukrainian and one French woman participated in the protest, Agi news agency reported. The activists were >>>

The bare-breasted activists rang the cathedral's new bells -- currently exposed in the middle of the nave -- with sticks, before getting carried out by the cathedral's security and visitors. The bodies of the protestors were painted with slogans hailing Pope Benedict XVI's resignation and the recent passage in Parliament of a law allowing gay marriage in France.By now, such images, um... barely ... make news, after months of similarly provocative demonstrations around the world to promote the rights of women and gays have often led to clashes both with police and their political opponents.But >>>