In their latest act, Femen saw off an Orthodox cross in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, in a show of support for members of the Pussy Riot punk group in Russia. 

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Ukrainian activist group Femen reports that one of its leaders, Anna Hutsol, has been detained at a Russian airport. The group said on its Facebook page on November 16 that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) was responsible for the detention. A subsequent report by "Ukrayinska Pravda" said FSB agents and border guards took Hutsol's documents at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport and took her away for questioning. Femen promotes women's rights through high-profile stunts that are frequently carried out topless, attracting wide international attention. The group has also displeased officials >>>

Ukrainian activist group Femen reports that one of its leaders, Anna Hutsol, has been detained at a Russian airport. The group said on its Facebook page on November 16 that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) was responsible for the detention. A subsequent report by "Ukrayinska Pravda" said FSB agents and border guards took Hutsol's documents at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport and took her away for questioning. Femen promotes women's rights through high-profile stunts that are frequently carried out topless, attracting wide international attention. The group has also displeased officials >>>

Ukrainian activist group Femen reports that one of its leaders, Anna Hutsol, has been detained at a Russian airport. The group said on its Facebook page on November 16 that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) was responsible for the detention. A subsequent report by "Ukrayinska Pravda" said FSB agents and border guards took Hutsol's documents at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport and took her away for questioning. Femen promotes women's rights through high-profile stunts that are frequently carried out topless, attracting wide international attention. The group has also displeased officials >>>

James Brooke – WNN Breaking A security officer in Kyiv, Ukraine stands by if needed to arrest FEMEN members in August 2012. Image: FEMEN (WNN/VOA) Kyiv, UKRAINE: At first, protests by Ukrainian feminist group Femen were ignored by the media.  But two years ago the women started taking off their shirts.  In recent months, their tactic has spread to France, Canada, and Brazil. Back home, in a basement office in downtown Kyiv, Oleksandra Shevchenko, a Femen founder, rebuts critics who say Femen protesters attract media attention for the wrong reasons. “When we mixed nakedness, intelligence >>>

At first, protests by Ukrainian feminist group Femen were ignored by the media.  But two years ago the women started taking off their shirts.  In recent months, their tactic has spread to France, Canada, and Brazil. Back home, in a basement office in downtown Kyiv, Oleksandra Shevchenko, a Femen founder, rebuts critics who say Femen protesters attract media attention for the wrong reasons. “When we mixed nakedness, intelligence and our ideas, we saw that it is working,” she says.  “People saw this contradiction, they are not ready to see, and to listen to women, and to see aggressive >>>

— At first, protests by Ukrainian feminist group Femen were ignored by the media.  But two years ago the women started taking off their shirts.  In recent months, their tactic has spread to France, Canada, and Brazil. Back home, in a basement office in downtown Kyiv, Oleksandra Shevchenko, a Femen founder, rebuts critics who say Femen protesters attract media attention for the wrong reasons. “When we mixed nakedness, intelligence and our ideas, we saw that it is working,” she says.  “People saw this contradiction, they are not ready to see, and to listen to women, and to see aggressive >>>

I was grateful to have been invited to join a conversation about the future of feminism that looked specifically at the tactics of Ukrainian protest group, FEMEN on Al Jazeera English's show The Stream last week. Inna Shevchenko, the leader of Femen International and Chloe Angyal of Feministing.com were guests on the show and the producers invited feminist bloggers Chrissy D, Ariana Tobin, Sara Yasin, (who are all the best, fyi), and myself to bring in critical perspectives and questions. I've posted the show in it's entirety at the bottom of this post. The show was pretty >>>

LONDON -- When Lady Godiva protested oppressive taxes, as legend has it, by riding naked on a horse in 11th-century England, she started a trend that continues a millennium later. Godiva instructed the townsfolk to close their shutters and avert their eyes while she bared herself. These days, the whole point of a nude protest is to be noticed. Recent protests have seen naked feminists in Ukraine and "nudity rights" activists in the United Kingdom, anti-war protesters in California and environmental campaigners in Nigeria. Stripping off clothing is a "guaranteed way to get publicity" for a cause, >>>

LONDON -- When Lady Godiva protested oppressive taxes, as legend has it, by riding naked on a horse in 11th-century England, she started a trend that continues a millennium later. Godiva instructed the townsfolk to close their shutters and avert their eyes while she bared herself. These days, the whole point of a nude protest is to be noticed. Recent protests have seen naked feminists in Ukraine and "nudity rights" activists in the United Kingdom, anti-war protesters in California and environmental campaigners in Nigeria. Stripping off clothing is a "guaranteed way to get publicity" for a cause, >>>