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Femen activists protest in Paris in support of Tunisian woman

12:27 Activists from the Femen women's right movement have staged a protest near the Venus de Milo statue inside Paris's Louvre on October 3 demanding to stop the prosecution of a woman in Tunisia, Mariam, who was allegedly raped by police officers and later accused of immoral conduct.According to Femen's press service, several topless activists of the movement placed a poster reading "Rape Me, I'm Immoral" near the armless statue and chanted "We Have Hands to Stop Rape!""In the name of the Venus, we are calling on all women of the world to create a from to resistance >>>

The Moscow Times: Topless Ukrainian feminists open ‘boot camp’ in Paris

PARIS - Femen, the Ukrainian feminist group whose members protest by exposing their breasts, has opened a new global headquarters and "boot camp" in a largely Muslim area of Paris.  

To mark the occasion, about 20 French and Ukrainian women with slogans painted across their bare breasts strode through Paris' 18th Arrondissement in a confused scrum of photographers and surprised bystanders.

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Via: kyivpost.com

Topless Ukrainian Feminists Open ‘Boot Camp’ in Paris

Activist Inna Shevchenko posing before the inauguration of a “boot camp” for Femen at a theater in Paris. PARIS — Femen, the Ukrainian feminist group whose members protest by exposing their breasts, has opened a new global headquarters and "boot camp" in a largely Muslim area of Paris. To mark the occasion, about 20 French and Ukrainian women with slogans painted across their bare breasts strode through Paris' 18th Arrondissement in a confused scrum of photographers and surprised bystanders. At their >>>

Topless Ukrainians demonstrate in Louvre over Tunisian rape case

Six activists with slogans such as "No, c'est no" and "Justice against rapists" painted across their chests posed for photographs in front of the famous ancient Greek statue the Venus de Milo, right arms raised in clenched-fist salutes. A banner marked "Rape me, I am immoral" was slung from the statue, which is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. The action came a day after a 27-year-old Tunisian woman appeared before an investigating magistrate in Tunis to answer allegations of indecency made by two police officers she says raped her. The two officers say she and >>>

Topless at the Louvre: FEMEN activists stage anti-rape protest

Members of the FEMEN group have bared themselves again, this time at Paris’s Louvre. A group of girls protested against rape by standing topless in front of the Venus de Milo statue. The FEMEN activists shouted, “We are here to stop rape”, saying they chose the Venus de Milo as the sculpture with no arms best symbolizes a woman’s helplessness and vulnerability. “Today we choose the Louvre, the museum and the statue of Venus de Milo that is symbol of a woman but without hands. We came to show that we have hands to stop rape and we will fight for that,” activist Inna Shevchenko said >>>

Muslim Women Get Naked! Femen’s Topless Tactics and Muslim Women in France

Recently, Femen, the controversial Ukrainian feminist organization, has been established in France. Femen was founded in 2008 to protest sexism, patriarchy and violence while advocating for feminism. Its members became well-known for protesting naked against sexism, trafficking, religious institutions and sex tourism, among others.  The group, which has become internationally known, has also been able to gather members in some other countries in Europe.The movement’s founder, Anna Hutsol, is an educated 28-year-old who created the organization to enable women to gain access to the public sphere >>>

In PHOTOS: Feminist boot camp in Paris

The infamous Ukrainian feminists known for their topless protests, the Femen, have launched an 'international training camp' in Paris to teach a new generation of women to fight sexism.The group has set up the training camp at a former theatre in the French capital's Goutte d'Or district.A leather punching bag is surrounded by Femen slogans like 'Nudity is freedom' and 'I am a woman, not an object'."Soldiers will be born here, but they will not be French soldiers," Inna Shevchenko, 22, said, adding: "They will be feminist soldiers, international soldiers".Click on NEXT to read further...   >>>

Femen’s Topless Warriors Bare All for a Cause

This Is a Real News Story: There is a picture, so I don’t fault you for thinking the worst. But honestly, I read the article. And I must admit that I’m a little torn. The story is about a group called Femen, led by a Ukrainian feminist, Inna Shevchenko. She told The Guardian, “We are taking off our clothes so people can see that we have no weapons except our bodies. It’s a powerful way to fight in a man’s world. We live with men’s domination and this is the only way to provoke them, the only way to get attention.” On the one hand, naked Ukrainian women teaching French >>>

FEMEN activists to sue Ukrainian TV channel over ‘fake’ program

Members of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN, known for their topless stunts are to sue Channel 1+1 over a TV program about their organization. Activists say the whole story is a fake. ­The program Groshi aired on Ukraine’s 1+1 Channel suggested the activists earn $1000 per month, that the FEMEN headquarters are in Paris, and that they are funded from abroad.The program featured an investigative journalist who joined the ranks of FEMEN and claimed that “the bare breasts of the feminists cover up somebody’s money and political interests.” The official website of the feminist movement >>>

Topless Ukrainian activists Femen launch feminism training camp in Paris

The infamous Ukrainian feminists known for their topless protests, the Femen, have launched an ‘international training camp’ in Paris to teach a new generation of women to fight sexism. The group has set up the training camp at a former theatre in the French capital’s Goutte d'Or district.A leather punching bag is surrounded by Femen slogans like ‘Nudity is freedom’ and ‘I am a woman, not an object’.“Soldiers will be born here, but they will not be French soldiers,” Inna Shevchenko, 22, said, adding: “They will be feminist soldiers, international soldiers."According >>>