KYIV, Ukraine, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A feminist protester cut down a crucifix in Ukraine Friday in support of members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot who were convicted of hooliganism. The protester, who was topless and had the words "Free Riot" written on her chest, cut down a wooden crucifix with a chainsaw, RIA Novosti reported. Two other activists helped pull the crucifix down with a rope. The protesters were part of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen. "By this act, Femen is calling on all the healthy forces of our society >>>

A topless activist was captured on camera on Friday while chainsawing a crucifix in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Inna Shevchenko, 22, told RBK News she tore down the symbol in support of the members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. Shevchenko, of the activist group FEMEN, destroyed the four-meter high wooden crucifix, just as a Moscow court was due to deliver its verdict in the Pussy Riot case, Reuters details. SCROLL FOR NSFW VIDEO Photo credit: YouTube/rtrussia “We want to show the authorities that no imbecile has the right to trample on freedom >>>

Embed code Get News Video Feed Use this mRSS feed to stay informed of new content: Sally Turner | Aug 17, 2012 2:59pm EDT | 1min:21sec A topless protestor from Ukraine’s Femen group brought down a big wooden Orthodox cross in central Kyiv with a chainsaw on Friday in support of Russian anti-Putin band Pussy Riot. Femen’s Irina Shev-chenko, with words “Free Riot” painted across her bare breasts, started a chainsaw and deposed a big cross. The three members of the >>>

KYIV (Reuters) - A topless women's rights activist hacked down a Christian cross in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a chain saw on Friday in protest at the prosecution of the Russian feminist punk band, Pussy Riot. The young woman staged her protest as a Russian court was due to deliver a verdict on three Pussy Riot members for performing a political "punk prayer" at the altar of Moscow's main cathedral - a case that has been criticised by free-speech advocates around the world. To show solidarity with the Pussy Riot defendants, Inna Shevchenko, a member of the Ukrainian >>>

KYIV (Reuters) - A topless women's rights activist hacked down a Christian cross in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a chain saw on Friday in protest at the prosecution of the Russian feminist punk band, Pussy Riot. The young woman staged her protest as a Russian court was due to deliver a verdict on three Pussy Riot members for performing a political "punk prayer" at the altar of Moscow's main cathedral - a case that has been criticised by free-speech advocates around the world. To show solidarity with the Pussy Riot defendants, Inna Shevchenko, a member of the Ukrainian >>>

Neetzan Zimmerman View Profile Email Facebook Twitter AIM Google Plus RSS The three members of feminist Russian punk band Pussy Riot were sentenced today in Moscow to two years in jail after being found guilty of "hooliganism driven by religious hatred." They were arrested earlier this year after an impromptu performance of "an anti-Putin 'punk prayer'" inside Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral. While the verdict >>>

The leader of the Ukrainian activist group Femen took a chainsaw to a cross in Kyiv in protest of Pussy Riot’s trial. Demonstrations showing solidarity for the Punk band have sprung up worldwide on the day of Pussy Riot’s verdict. Police have launched a criminal investigation into the felling of the crucifix that stood on Independence Hill in front of Kyiv’s central square.The feminist movement who recorded and took photos of the act of vandalism said it was a sign of solidarity for “the victims of a medieval witch hunt.”“We want to show the authorities that no imbecile has the >>>

Moscow: Activists from the Ukrainian feminist group Femen cut down a wooden crucifix in the centre of the country's capital city of Kyiv on Friday, supporting members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. A video posted online showed a topless blond Femen protester wearing red shorts, with the words "Free Riot" scrawled across her chest and arms, cutting the cross with a chainsaw and then pulling it down using a rope pulled by two other activists, and then posing with her arms extended crucifix-style. The cross was put up on a high hill near Kyiv's downtown Independence >>>

Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists from the Ukrainian feminist group Femen cut down a wooden crucifix in the centre of the country's capital city of Kyiv Friday, supporting members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot.A video posted online showed a topless blond Femen protester wearing red shorts, with the words "Free Riot" scrawled across her chest and arms, cutting the cross with a chainsaw and then pulling it down using a rope pulled by two other activists, and then posing with her arms extended crucifix-style.The cross was put up on a high hill near Kyiv's downtown >>>