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Brussels police prevent FEMEN protest action in relation to Russia-EU summit

The incident happened after a Russian delegation came to the headquarters. Two young topless women rushed to the doors of the residence chanting “Freedom to activists”.

All in all, the entrance to the EU building was blocked for eight minutes and then started operating normally again.

Voice of Russia, NTV

 

Via: voiceofrussia.com

EU, Russia look for scarce common ground at summit – Westport

BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the European Union on Tuesday for sending high-level delegations to Ukraine during its anti-government protests, saying that could be interpreted as political interference.Speaking at the conclusion of an EU-Russia summit in Brussels, he said: "I can imagine the reaction of our European partners if, in the midst of a crisis in Greece or any other country, our foreign minister would come to an anti-European rally and would urge people to do something.""The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are," >>>

EU, Russia look for scarce common ground at summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the European Union on Tuesday for sending high-level delegations to Ukraine during its anti-government protests, saying that could be interpreted as political interference.Speaking at the conclusion of an EU-Russia summit in Brussels, he said: "I can imagine the reaction of our European partners if, in the midst of a crisis in Greece or any other country, our foreign minister would come to an anti-European rally and would urge people to do something.""The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are," >>>

Ukraine: Femen Activists Strip ahead of Putin Visit in Brussels

Two members of the radical feminist group Femen  staged a topless protest in Brussels against Russian president Vladimir Putin and in support of the pro-EU demonstrators in Ukraine. The "sextremists – as Femen call its members – took off their tops ahead of Putin's arrival at a European summit. Putin will sit down for talks with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy to "clear the air" about growing tensions in Ukraine and trade and energy disputes. The activists had daubed "Good job Putin" and "Putin killer of demonstrators" across >>>

‘I don’t want to be liked’: Inna Shevchenko, leader of women’s rights group …

I notice from her Twitter account that on the day she spoke to me, she went to Amsterdam's red light district to make a topless protest against the exploitation of prostitutes. A few days later, back in Paris, she was with Femen women protesting against the "dictatorship" of Ukraine's president Viktor Yanukovych by urinating on a photo of him.There were two films featuring Shevchenko at IDFA, both likely to come out in the UK this year. Kitty Green's Ukraine Is Not a Brothel contains the revelation, reported last year, that the Femen group was masterminded in its early years by a shadowy man, >>>

Femen in North America! Interview with the Feminist- Activist – Topless Leaders

Femen is notoriously well-known for its anti-authoritarian, anti-religion “top-free” protest activities in Europe, especially in the Ukraine (where they’re originally from) and in Paris, where they’re presently headquartered. Recent activities include disruption of a Catholic Christmas Mass in Cologne Cathedral in Germany, where Josephine – a Femen “sextremist” – clambered up and posed on the altar, arms widespread, with “I Am God” scrawled in black paint on her torso. Femen isn’t just in Europe, though, they have contingents sprouting up everywhere – Turkey, >>>

Were the topless FEMEN protests of 2013 successful?

Al Arabiya News - A topless protest is bound to hit the headlines – but whether such provocative methods can advance a cause is far less certain.Last year saw what was believed to be the first public topless protest in the Arab world, as female protestors gathered in Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began in late 2010.Three women, two French and the other German, bared their breasts while shouting “free Amina,” in support of a young Tunisian woman detained while protesting against hardline Islamists.The women were part of the FEMEN movement which began in the Ukraine in 2008, in protest >>>

Who funds Femen in France? asks MP after church abortion stunt

Inna Shevchenko set up the group in Paris in 2012 after she was arrested in Ukraine following political protests. She recently obtained political refugee status in France. The group engages in publicity stunts to draw attention to some issues affecting women and has targeted political leaders such as Vladimir Putin as well as aspects of muslim and catholic religious practices or teachings. The group is supported by some Feminists, disliked by others. On 20 December, witnesses say a bare-breasted Femen activist wearing a blue veil walked up to the altar of the famous Madeleine church in Paris >>>

Femen protester goes topless in a cathedral in Cologne

Ever since it was created in Ukraine in 2008, the sextremist group Femen has had a problem with organized religion. So it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that the group decided to interrupt Christmas mass somewhere in the world with another topless protest. It took place this year at the main cathedral in Cologne, Germany. A woman identified only as "Josephine" was arrested It's part of Femen's ongoing efforts to highlight the Catholic Church's opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. Here's part of what Femen said on its website to justify its action. Europe , wake up , you have to be >>>

Man sets himself on fire in St. Peter’s Square; topless demonstrator arrested

Man sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square; topless demonstrator arrested CWN - December 19, 2013 Free eBook: Liturgical Year 2013-2014, Vol. 1 A man set himself on fire in St. Peter’s Square on December 19, while in an unrelated incident a topless woman from the radical group Femen was detained by police before she gained access to the square. The man who poured gasoline on himself and lit a fire has not been identified, nor do Vatican officials know his motives for the attempted suicide. Bystanders and police managed >>>