Three women from the feminist movement Femen staged a topless protest in the Spanish parliament on Wednesday against the conservative government's plans for a stricter abortion law.The women took off their t-shirts and chanted "abortion is sacred" from the public gallery as Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, who is preparing the abortion law reform, spoke about another issue.One of the women mounted the barrier that separates the public gallery from lawmakers who were seated below while another wrapped her arms around a pillar as she shouted at the politicians.Parliament ushers dragged >>>

QUEBEC CITY, October 2, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Three members of the radical feminist topless protest group Femen disrupted proceedings in the Quebec legislature on Tuesday. After shouting from the gallery and removing their shirts, the trio was quickly hustled away by security. The group said they were protesting the presence of the crucifix on the wall of the National Assembly in light of the Quebec government's proposed secular “charter of values,” which seeks to ban “overt and conspicuous” religious symbols in public institutions.  One of the "Femen Quebec" members, >>>

They began in the small, yet corrupt backwaters of Ukraine intent on raising awareness around the sexual exploitation of women in that country, but the group known as Femen has catapulted to international prominence through its militant use of nudity. Dubbing its protest philosophy as 'sextremism', the group aims to shock the public into awareness of economic and social injustice. From arrests in Islamic countries to the red carpet at film festivals, the past 18 months have been a busy time for the group. We take a look at what they've been up to. Learn more about Femen here. *Warning: some nudity   >>>

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two topless female activists from the Ukrainian group FEMEN leapt onto the catwalk of the Nina Ricci show during Paris Fashion Week, briefly disrupting the presentation before they were hauled off by security guards, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. The women had painted slogans in English on their bare torsos that read, “Fashion dictaterror” and “Model don’t go to brothel.” Models, presenting Ricci’s Spring-Summer 2014 collection, carried on as security guards grappled with the protesters and dragged them off the catwalk. FEMEN, >>>

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two topless female activists from the Ukrainian group FEMEN leapt onto the catwalk of the Nina Ricci show during Paris Fashion Week, briefly disrupting the presentation before they were hauled off by security guards, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. The women had painted slogans in English on their bare torsos that read, “Fashion dictaterror” and “Model don’t go to brothel.” Models, presenting Ricci’s Spring-Summer 2014 collection, carried on as security guards grappled with the protesters and dragged them off the catwalk. FEMEN, >>>

Supermodel Hollie-May Saker punched a topless female protester after the latter stormed the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week.Saker, from Anfield in Liverpool, admitted her "Scouse-ness came out" when two bare-chested supporters of Femen, a feminist Ukrainian protest group, invaded the stage during designer Nina Ricci's show, reports mirror.co.uk.She ended up punching one of them.The 18-year-old told the Liverpool Echo that it was one of the biggest shocks of her life and she could do nothing but fight back against the woman who grabbed her.Defending her act, Saker said: "I punched her - I didn't >>>

Supermodel Hollie-May Saker punched a topless female protester after the latter stormed the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week.Saker, from Anfield in Liverpool, admitted her "Scouse-ness came out" when two bare-chested supporters of Femen, a feminist Ukrainian protest group, invaded the stage during designer Nina Ricci's show, reports mirror.co.uk.She ended up punching one of them.The 18-year-old told the Liverpool Echo that it was one of the biggest shocks of her life and she could do nothing but fight back against the woman who grabbed her.Defending her act, Saker said: "I punched her - I didn't >>>

Supermodel Hollie-May Saker punched a topless female protester after the latter stormed the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week.Saker, from Anfield in Liverpool, admitted her "Scouse-ness came out" when two bare-chested supporters of Femen, a feminist Ukrainian protest group, invaded the stage during designer Nina Ricci's show, reports mirror.co.uk.She ended up punching one of them.The 18-year-old told the Liverpool Echo that it was one of the biggest shocks of her life and she could do nothing but fight back against the woman who grabbed her.Defending her act, Saker said: "I punched her - I didn't >>>

Ukrainian feminist group Femen stormed the Nina Ricci runway at Paris Fashion Week, protesting at sexism in the fashion industry. The bare-breasted protesters had the slogans "Model don't go to brothel" and "Fashion Dictaterror" written on their chests. They were also shouting "fashion fascism" as they ran on to the catwalk, before being dragged away by security, as they demonstrated during the Spring/Summer2014 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for Nina Ricci. Liverpool model Hollie-May Saker who was modelling for designer Nina Ricci, >>>

Two topless protesters caused a scene at Paris Fashion Week in France on Thursday when they jumped on the runway during the Nina Ricci show. The women, who are reportedly part of Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen, had slogans painted across their bare chests and they ran onto the catwalk shouting “fashion fascism” while the models were parading. They were grabbed by a burly member of the show’s security team and bundled off the runway. The incident was reportedly part of a women’s rights protest. Members of Femen have previously targeted a Versace runway show over claims the >>>