Members of Ukrainian feminist group Femen on Tuesday barricaded themselves in a cathedral bell tower for a topless protest against a Church-backed bill that would ban abortions.The women climbed the bell tower of Kyiv's central Saint Sophia cathedral and stripped off their tops and rang the bells in a protest against what they called "a criminal plot between the Church and the State".They also lowered a black banner reading "Stop" from the ornate blue-and-white tower of the cathedral, a former Orthodox Church which is now officially a museum of religion and belongs to the state.The Uniate Church, >>>

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"She’s just a loose girl,” responded my Kyiv colleague when I asked her about how Ukrainian media were covering the tragic story of Oksana Makar, an 18-year-old girl from the southern city of Mykolayiv who had been gang-raped, strangled, dumped in a pit, and set ablaze. On the day of our conversation, Oksana was fighting for her life. Her kidneys were severely damaged, one of her arms had been amputated, her lungs were in danger, and 55 percent of her body was burned. I frankly didn’t know how to respond to such a value judgment from an intelligent and, by all previous indications, seemingly >>>

"She’s just a loose girl,” responded my Kyiv colleague when I asked her about how Ukrainian media were covering the tragic story of Oksana Makar, an 18-year-old girl from the southern city of Mykolayiv who had been gang-raped, strangled, dumped in a pit, and set ablaze. On the day of our conversation, Oksana was fighting for her life. Her kidneys were severely damaged, one of her arms had been amputated, her lungs were in danger, and 55 percent of her body was burned. I frankly didn’t know how to respond to such a value judgment from an intelligent and, by all previous indications, seemingly >>>

Politicians, diplomats and members of the press were shocked when three young, topless protesters were arrested in January at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. They marched down streets holding signs that said "Poor because of you," attempted to climb over chain-link fences into private areas, and screamed at police. The public couldn't look away. That was Femen. In 2008, the Ukrainian women's protest group made waves across Europe by showing up to protest in frigid temperatures wearing very little clothing and often nothing at all on top. The women's model looks, long >>>

An 18-year old Ukrainian girl died on Thursday almost three weeks after suffering a gang rape attack by youths which has become one of the country's most notorious crimes of recent years. Oksana Makar was raped by three young men, strangled, burned alive and then left for dead in the attack in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv on 10 March, prosecutors have said. The victim was found by a passer-by after she was dumped by her attackers, reportedly at a construction site. She was hospitalised with 55 percent burns in a critical condition which forced the amputation of her feet, an arm and >>>

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An 18-year-old Ukrainian woman has died in hospital weeks after being brutally raped, in a case that has sparked a campaign against political corruption.Oksana Makar was attacked by three men earlier this month in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv.They raped her and tried to strangle her before setting her alight.She was found by a passer-by and taken to hospital with burns to 55 per cent of her body.Ms Makar died on Thursday because of bleeding in her lungs.Oksana Makar. Photo: YouTubeAfter the attack, three men were arrested and then released. Two of the men had parents with political >>>