KYIV, Ukraine (CNN) - Half-naked activists from the Ukrainian women's protest group Femen tried to storm the parliament building in Kyiv on Wednesday with toy horses. The activists tried to enter the building through the main entrance, but the police blocked it and forcibly removed them. Femen's website said that "based on the real events of the imperial horse Incitatus being taken to the Senate of Rome, today four mares at full speed tried to break into the Senate building of the Ukrainian Republic. A herd of potential senators was brutally stopped." The women say they were protesting >>>

RECORDER REPORT Array ( ) ) --> Activists from Ukraine's feminist group Femen staged a topless anti-corruption protest on Wednesday outside the ex-Soviet country's newly-elected parliament as a fight erupted between lawmakers inside. The opening session of the Verkhkovna Rada began in a typically raucous fashion, after the October 28 parliamentary elections which were condemned by the West as a setback for democracy.Four young women jumped over the fence surrounding parliament >>>

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 Naked women and broken fences. Several brawls and plenty of insults. Watching the first day of the new parliament is almost like watching a reality show, except for the grim thought in the back of one's mind that this collection of squabbling people will make the country's laws for the next five years. The new parliament, elected on Oct. 28, convened for the first time on Dec. 12. But even a full working day was not enough to elect a speaker or confirm a prime minister – the two key votes that were expected on the first day.The Verkhovna Rada members, however, vowed >>>

 Naked women and broken fences. Several brawls and plenty of insults. Watching the first day of the new parliament is almost like watching a reality show, except for the grim thought in the back of one's mind that this collection of squabbling people will make the country's laws for the next five years. The new parliament, elected on Oct. 28, convened for the first time on Dec. 12. But even a full working day was not enough to elect a speaker or confirm a prime minister – the two key votes that were expected on the first day.The Verkhovna Rada members, however, vowed >>>

Activists from Ukraine's feminist group Femen staged a topless anti-corruption protest today outside the ex-Soviet country's newly-elected parliament as a fight erupted between lawmakers inside.The opening session of the Verkhkovna Rada began in a typically raucous fashion, after the October 28 parliamentary elections which were condemned by the West as a setback for democracy.Four young women jumped over the fence surrounding parliament and stripped naked to protest outside the entrance, with only black panties protecting them from freezing temperatures, an AFP photographer witnessed.The activists, >>>

Activists from Ukraine's feminist group Femen staged a topless anti-corruption protest today outside the ex-Soviet country's newly-elected parliament as a fight erupted between lawmakers inside.The opening session of the Verkhkovna Rada began in a typically raucous fashion, after the October 28 parliamentary elections which were condemned by the West as a setback for democracy.Four young women jumped over the fence surrounding parliament and stripped naked to protest outside the entrance, with only black panties protecting them from freezing temperatures, an AFP photographer witnessed.The activists, >>>

Members of the women's movement Femen tried to break into the building of the parliament before the opening of the first sitting of the Verkhovna Rada of the seventh convocation. According to the Ukrainska Pravda publication, several half-naked women were detained by force near the entrance of the parliament. The police arrested several activists of the movement and took them away from the entrance. After the incident, the security services of the parliament locked all entrances to the building and some MPs, including Serhiy Kivalov, Vasyl Petiovka, and Pavlo Baloha, >>>

The law raised widespread condemnation from critics who claimed it failed to properly define pornography, opening the door to misuse by authorities. The investigation against Gryshai was opened following a complaint lodged by a local MP, angered at her TV appearances on talk shows. Police found pornographic material on her husband's computer during a home raid. The man maintained it was for private use, while Gryshai said she had never shot a movie in Ukraine. "They don't see the difference between storage and production," Gryshai told The Times. "I was left alone with a child, worked >>>

The last time I posted an article about the Ukrainian feminist group Femen, it remained on the "most popular" list for about three days. That suggests significant interest in the group of women, who go topless to drive home their criticisms of the sex industry and organized religion, and their support for same-sex marriage. For those who can't get enough of Femen, here's a musical tribute by Dj Tyra highlighting how the members manage to enrage the establishment. Warning—this contains some nudity. >>>