TOPLESS protesters make European football’s governing body, Uefa, tremble in fear. The activist of the infamous Ukrainian women’s rights group FEMEN, Aleksandra Shevchenko, explains why she doesn’t want Euro 2012 in her country.“Major sporting events are often sponsored by beer companies,” Shevchenko told Gazaeta.ru “The purpose of these companies is to inebriate people. And the sex industry is always around the corner.“In Germany, prostitution was legalised before the 2006 World Cup. It is clear that sex tourism will boom in Ukraine >>>

An activist of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN demonstrates against the European Championships in the Swedish fan zone in Kyiv on June 19, 2012. (Genya Savilov/AFP) Change text size for the story Print this story Report an error Topless activists protest Euro tournament Topless >>>

Embed code Get News Video Feed Use this mRSS feed to stay informed of new content: Rezwana Matin | Jun 19, 2012 4:22pm EDT | 2min:07sec Swedish fans were not sure what to make of the spontaneous strip-tease by two women from the feminist Ukrainian group, but most did not comprehend that the protest was meant to drive home a women's-rights political message. About one million foreign tourists were expected in Ukraine for Euro 2012. Femen activists said the European championship, >>>

Embed code Get News Video Feed Use this mRSS feed to stay informed of new content: Rezwana Matin | Jun 19, 2012 4:22pm EDT | 2min:07sec Swedish fans were not sure what to make of the spontaneous strip-tease by two women from the feminist Ukrainian group, but most did not comprehend that the protest was meant to drive home a women's-rights political message. About one million foreign tourists were expected in Ukraine for Euro 2012. Femen activists said the European championship, >>>

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Swedish fans initially mistook a women's rights protest for a spontaneous striptease when the Ukrainian Femen group staged a bare-breasted table-top demonstration against Euro 2012 in the capital Kyiv. But the whoops of delight turned to booing when Femen activists held up placards denouncing the European soccer championship and kicked Swedish fans' beer off tables in Kyiv's fan zone. The group, which carries out topless protests to highlight the growth of the sex industry in Ukraine, has targeted Euro >>>

(Note: strong language in paragraph eight) By Richard Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) - Swedish fans initially mistook a women's rights protest for a spontaneous striptease on Tuesday when the Ukrainian Femen group staged a bare-breasted table-top demonstration against Euro 2012 in the capital Kyiv. But the whoops of delight turned to booing when Femen activists held up placards denouncing the European soccer championship and kicked Swedish fans' beer off tables in Kyiv's fan zone. The group, which carries out topless protests to highlight the growth of the sex >>>

(Note: strong language in paragraph eight) KYIV (Reuters) - Swedish fans initially mistook a women's rights protest for a spontaneous striptease on Tuesday when the Ukrainian Femen group staged a bare-breasted table-top demonstration against Euro 2012 in the capital Kyiv. But the whoops of delight turned to booing when Femen activists held up placards denouncing the European soccer championship and kicked Swedish fans' beer off tables in Kyiv's fan zone. The group, which carries out topless protests to highlight the growth of the sex industry in Ukraine, >>>

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An activist from the attention-seeking Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN hit a senior police officer with a pie to protest alleged kidnappings of its members by state security personnel and possible falsehoods told about the detentions by government officials, local media reported on Tuesday. Volodymyr Polishchuk, senior spokesman for Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs, was struck in the face and shoulders with a Kyiv-style cream-filled cake as he was speaking with a television crew. He was not injured.The attack took place near the entrance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the >>>