Ukraine’s Femen: Topless protests ‘help feminist cause’

23 October 2012 Last updated at 23:27 GMT By Sam Wilson BBC News, Kyiv Their audacious topless stunts have earned them high-value exposure in the West – but with an approaching election at home in Ukraine, can the women’s rights group Femen make a real difference? The door to Femen headquarters is adorned with a large pair of sculpted breasts, painted in blue and yellow, the Ukrainian colours. Despite >>>

Police question FEMEN activist on sawing down memorial cross

The police have questioned the leader of the women’s movement FEMEN, Hanna Hutsol, in connection with a criminal investigation into the sawing down of a memorial cross in the center of Kyiv. Hutsol was questioned on Monday in Pechersky district police department, Interfax-Ukraine learned at the Interior Ministry.Meanwhile, FEMIN said on Monday that three of its activists – Inna Shevchenko, Hanna Hutsol and Oksana Shachko had been summoned for questioning.”FEMEN links the opening of a criminal case into the sawing down of the cross to the recent demand by President [of Ukraine >>>

Police question FEMEN activist in case on sawing down of memorial cross

13:59 The police have questioned the leader of the women’s movement FEMEN, Hanna Hutsol, in connection with a criminal investigation into the sawing down of a memorial cross in the center of Kyiv.Hutsol was questioned on Monday in Pechersky district police department, Interfax-Ukraine learned at the Interior Ministry.Meanwhile, FEMIN said on Monday that three of its activists – Inna Shevchenko, Hanna Hutsol and Oksana Shachko had been summoned for questioning.”FEMEN links the opening of a criminal case into the sawing down of the cross to the recent demand by President >>>

Topless Ukrainian feminist group Femen starts ‘boot camp’ in Paris

Alaska News Features Femen, the group of Ukrainian feminists notorious for staging topless protests, have opened a global headquarters and “boot camp” in Paris. The group set up their headquarters in a former theater in the Goutte d’Or district, according to The New York Daily News. “Soldiers will be born here, but they will not be French >>>

Femen, topless Ukrainian feminist group, opens ‘boot camp’ in Paris

Femen, the group of Ukrainian feminists notorious for staging topless protests, have opened a global headquarters and “boot camp” in Paris. The group set up their headquarters in a former theater in the Goutte d’Or district, according to The New York Daily News. “Soldiers will be born here, but they will not be French soldiers,” said Inna Shevchenko, according to the Guardian. “They will be feminist soldiers, international soldiers.” Speaking to reporters, Shevchenko said, “We are taking off our clothes so people can see that we have no weapons except our bodies. It’s a powerful >>>

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 >>>

Quem nos acha sensuais só pode ser idiota, dizem ativistas do Femen

“Nosso deus é mulher, nossa missão é protestar e nossas armas são nossos seios”. Com este lema e fazendo topless, as meninas do grupo feminista ucraniano Femen se manifestam contra tudo e contra todos que ousem colocá-las em uma posição inferior à dos homens e conquistam espaço na Ucrânia e no mundo Foto: Divulgação Para aqueles que enxergam apelo sexual em seus protestos, as ativistas são taxativas: “quem acha que somos sensuais só pode ser um idiota” >>>

Quem nos acha sensuais só pode ser idiota, dizem ativistas do Femen

“Nosso deus é mulher, nossa missão é protestar e nossas armas são nossos seios”. Com este lema e fazendo topless, as meninas do grupo feminista ucraniano Femen se manifestam contra tudo e contra todos que ousem colocá-las em uma posição inferior à dos homens. Religião, moda, prostituição ou qualquer promoção do sexismo são alvo do grupo. E para aqueles que enxergam apelo sexual em seus protestos, as ativistas são taxativas: “quem acha que somos sensuais só pode ser um idiota”. Elas se dizem terroristas sexuais e fazem do “sexextremismo” o seu método de luta. Em apenas quatro anos >>>

Paris’te ‘Femen Okulu’ Açıldı

Kendilerine Femen diyen ve çıplak şekilde protestolar yapan kadın örgütü, Paris’te ilk eğitim merkezlerini açtı. Hem fiziksel, hem de ideolojik eğitimlerin verildiği eğitim merkezlerinin artması planlanıyor. Guardian gazetesinden Kim Willsher’ın haberine göre, 22 yaşındaki Inna Shevchenko, bir grup feministin daveti üzerine Fransa’ya geldi. Femen , Paris’in fakir ve farklı etnik kimliklerden gelen insanlarının oturduğu Goutte d’Or bölgesinde, Lavoir Moderne Parisien’de kamp kurmuş durumda. Inna, hareketi Fransa’ya taşımak ve burada bir eğitim merkezi >>>

Paris’te ‘Femen okulu’ açıldı

Radikal .com.tr – Kendilerine Femen diyen ve çıplak şekilde protestolar yapan kadın örgütü, Paris’te ilk eğitim merkezlerini açtı. Hem fiziksel, hem de ideolojik eğitimlerin verildiği eğitim merkezlerinin artması planlanıyor. Guardian gazetesinden Kim Willsher’ın haberine göre, 22 yaşındaki Inna Shevchenko, bir grup feministin daveti üzerine Fransa ’ya geldi. Femen , Paris’in fakir ve farklı etnik kimliklerden >>>