The controversial Ukrainian feminist movement FEMEN has staged a nude protest against the Euro 2012 championship in front of Warsaw's National Stadium. Within minutes, all four protesters, armed with fire extinguishers, were arrested. The incident took place a few hours before the match between Poland and Greece on Friday. The women appeared in front of the stadium half-naked, with protest signs on their bodies, chanting vulgar slogans about the sporting event. The FEMEN girls ran through crowds of fans, showering foam from fire extinguishers everywhere.­FEMEN opposes Euro 2012 because of >>>

WARSAW: Ukraine’s media-savvy feminist group Femen went really bold on Friday in Warsaw to denounce a potential spike in prostitution during the Euro 2012 football championships.Just ahead of kick off, the four women suddenly appeared amid a crowd of thousands of fans and proceeded to press up against an entrance to Warsaw’s new national stadium.The message “F… Euro” was scrawled in large lettering across their bare fronts, followed by “2012” on their stomachs. It was repeated on their backs.They also >>>

WARSAW, Poland — Polish police say they have detained four Ukrainian feminists after they removed their shirts in front of Warsaw's National Stadium to protest against the European Championship.The women belong to the group Femen, which opposes Euro 2012 because it fears the tournament will lead to an increase in prostitution.Some of the activists also used a vulgar insult against the sporting event, which started on Friday with the match between Poland and Greece in the capital. Security guards intervened immediately and were soon backed up by police, who detained the women.Maciej Karczynski, >>>

WARSAW, Poland — Polish police say they have detained four Ukrainian feminists after they removed their shirts in front of Warsaw's National Stadium to protest against the European Championship.The women belong to the group Femen, which opposes Euro 2012 because it fears the tournament will lead to an increase in prostitution.Some of the activists also used a vulgar insult against the sporting event, which started on Friday with the match between Poland and Greece in the capital. Security guards intervened immediately and were soon backed up by police, who detained the women.Maciej Karczynski, >>>

WARSAW, Poland - Polish police say they have detained four Ukrainian feminists after they removed their shirts in front of Warsaw's National Stadium to protest against the European Championship.The women belong to the group Femen, which opposes Euro 2012 because it fears the tournament will lead to an increase in prostitution.Some of the activists also used a vulgar insult against the sporting event, which started on Friday with the match between Poland and Greece in the capital. Security guards intervened immediately and were soon backed up by police, who detained the women.Maciej Karczynski, >>>

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -Polish police say they have detained four Ukrainian feminists after they removed their shirts in front of Warsaw's National Stadium to protest against the European Championship. The women belong to the group Femen, which opposes Euro 2012 because it fears the tournament will lead to an increase in prostitution. Some of the activists also used a vulgar insult against the sporting event, which started on Friday with the match between Poland and Greece in the capital. Security guards intervened immediately and were soon backed up by police, who detained the women. Maciej >>>

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Embed code Get News Video Feed Use this mRSS feed to stay informed of new content: Marisa Krystian | Jun 8, 2012 2:01pm EDT | 1min:20sec Activists took their tops off to reveal an anti-EURO2012 message outside the Warsaw stadium on Friday (June 8). The members of Kyiv-based Femen women's rights group stripped down just hours before the opening match of Europe's biggest football tournament, shocking fans arriving at the stadium. The group believes the Euro-2012 soccer tournament >>>

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Ukraine has a booming prostitution industry - and the already high number of women scouting the streets, bars and hotels of the country's four host cities for clients is expected to spike even further this month as hundreds of thousands of football fans converge on the country.Experts are warning about the high risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases: Some 1.1 percent of the adult population and nearly one out of 10 prostitutes are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the United Nations AIDS agency."They will be playing Ukrainian roulette," said Kostiantyn >>>