“Fans are going to see lots of attractive women and for many that is going to reinforce the negative image our women have abroad,” said Anna Gutsol, founder and spokeswoman for the Femen political action group. “Most foreigners aren’t even going to begin to think how hard life for female Ukrainians is. They’ll just look at us like some kind of pretty piece of candy,” she said. Femen is notorious in Ukraine for its tactic of sending attractive young women to a public location to strip topless and shout about their causes, and loudly resisting police and security guards sent to quiet >>>

By Philip O'Connor KYIV | Tue Jun 5, 2012 7:22pm BST KYIV (Reuters) - With days to go before Euro 2012 starts, Kyiv should be preparing for a festival of football but the Fan Zone in the city centre, set to welcome fans from across the continent, has become a magnet for protest and dissent. On one side of Khreshchatyk boulevard, a short walk from the Olympic stadium and the heart of the pedestrianized zone where fans will gather to watch matches on giant screens, the Ukrainian flag lies draped over a row of white tents.This is not a show of support >>>

Welcome to BR5, your daily source of sports and pop culture news.With the UEFA Euro Cup 2012 beginning in a few days, there is a lot to talk about around the world of international football/soccer. Is Spain the team to beat after their World Cup victory in 2010? Will England be relevant again or was their loss to the United States in 2010 a look into the future of their program? And of course the biggest question when you think international football/soccer events: will topless protesters cause any significant logistical issues for the tournament’s host?You read that right. Leading up >>>

Fans attending Euro 2012 in Ukraine may be confronted by the continent's briefest mini-skirts and lowest-cut tops, but they will barely glimpse the day-to-day life difficulties faced by women in the former Soviet republic, rights activists say. "Fans are going to see lots of attractive women and for many that is going to reinforce the negative image our women have abroad," Anna Gutsol, founder and spokeswoman for the Femen political action group. "Most foreigners aren't >>>

Fans attending Uefa Euro 2012™ in Ukraine may be confronted by the continent's briefest mini-skirts and lowest-cut tops, but they will barely glimpse the day-to-day life difficulties faced by women in the former Soviet republic, rights activists say. "Fans are going to see lots of attractive women and for many that is going to reinforce the negative image our women have abroad," Anna Gutsol, founder and spokeswoman for the Femen political action group. "Most foreigners aren't even going to begin to think how hard life for female Ukrainians is, >>>

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Alaska News Features The feminist activist group FEMEN —otherwise known as the naked feminists or “topless warriors” — is at it again. Their latest protest, Thursday in Kyiv, was held to oppose the staging of the Euro 2012 soccer championships in the Ukraine. More precisely, they protested the probability that soccer fans will come >>>

The Irish Times - Saturday, June 2, 20121234All roads lead to Euro 2012: Gdansk's almost complete stadium complex. Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters, Chris Jackson/GettyPraga in Warsaw.'Femen' has already grabbed the Euro trophy in three cities. Photographs: Gleb Garanich and Marian Striltsiv/ReutersActivists: Yana Zhdanova, Alexandra and Inna Shevchenko, and Oksana Shachkosay of FemenAfter years of preparation for Euro 2012, Poland is like a nervous hostess making last-minute adjustments before the guests arrive. Can the country shake off its grey, cold-war image and send fans home with multicoloured >>>

Ukraine's sex industry is banking on pulling in clients and cash during Euro 2012 but campaigners paint stark warnings given that the championship co-host has the highest rate of HIV infection in Eastern Europe. "Kyiv's prostitutes are preparing actively for Euro 2012," one Ukrainian sex site said, claiming that some are even studying the history of the 16 nations taking part in the tournament, plus the basics of football, to get a competitive edge. Ukraine transformed prostitution from a crime to a misdemeanour in 2006, with fines ranging from eight to 20 euros (£6.5-£16, $10-$25), >>>

The feminist activist group FEMEN —otherwise known as the naked feminists or “topless warriors” — is at it again. Their latest protest, Thursday in Kyiv, was held to oppose the staging of the Euro 2012 soccer championships in the Ukraine. More precisely, they protested the probability that soccer fans will come to Ukraine looking for sex-tourism, Gazeta reported. Naturally, and as always with the FEMEN ladies, the protest happened in the nude. Well, if you don‘t count the penis hat and granny panties. The women of FEMEN, whose mantra is “Came, Stripped, Conquered,” dressed >>>