Tweet TweetPolice officers block FEMEN activists during their protest at the trial of FEMEN leader Inna Shevchenko in Kyiv on January 17, 2011. Much has been made of the reaction to FEMEN in the Muslim world in light of the ongoing trials of Amina Sboui and other activists in Tunisia. However, France’s decision to grant asylum to a leading FEMEN activist from Ukraine on Monday should serve as a reminder that legal drama involving the radical feminist group is not limited to Tunisia and other Muslim countries. Inna Shevchenko fled Ukraine, the birthplace of FEMEN, in August of 2012 after hacking >>>

Tweet TweetPolice officers block FEMEN activists during their protest at the trial of FEMEN leader Inna Shevchenko in Kyiv on January 17, 2011. Much has been made of the reaction to FEMEN in the Muslim world in light of the ongoing trials of Amina Sboui and other activists in Tunisia. However, France’s decision to grant asylum to a leading FEMEN activist from Ukraine on Monday should serve as a reminder that legal drama involving the radical feminist group is not limited to Tunisia and other Muslim countries. Inna Shevchenko fled Ukraine, the birthplace of FEMEN, in August of 2012 after hacking >>>

PARIS, July 8 (Reuters) - France has granted asylum to a feminist activist who hacked down a Christian cross last year in Kyiv with a chainsaw, the Ukrainian woman said on Monday. Inna Shevchenko sought asylum last February after receiving threats over the act in August 2012 - during which she was topless - which was meant as a protest against the prosecution of the Russian feminist punk band, Pussy Riot. Shevchenko destroyed a four-metre high (13-ft) wooden cross bearing the figure of Christ, as a Russian court prepared to rule on three Pussy Riot members for performing a political "punk prayer" >>>

France has granted asylum to a feminist activist who hacked down a Christian cross last year in Kyiv with a chainsaw, the Ukrainian woman said on Monday.Inna Shevchenko sought asylum last February after receiving threats over the act in August 2012 – during which she was topless – which was meant as a protest against the prosecution of the Russian feminist punk band, Pussy Riot.Shevchenko destroyed a four-metre high wooden cross bearing the figure of Christ, as a Russian court prepared to rule on three Pussy Riot members for performing a political "punk prayer" at the altar of Moscow's >>>

Ukrainian activist Inna Shevchenko, member of the women's rights group Femen, poses during a photo session at their 'training camp' at the Lavoir Moderne Parisen (LMP) in Paris July 8, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

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It seems Femen is moving to France. Though the Ukrainian feminist movement -- known for its topless demonstrations -- already has a headquarters in the country, the group announced Monday that France also granted Femen leader Inna Shevchenko political asylum. Femen revealed that France approved Shevchenko's application in a post on its website. Shevchenko described her request for asylum as a "strategic choice" since Femen moved its headquarters to France and also opened its first training camp for activists in Paris, >>>

Published 8 July 2013 Inna Shevchenko, a member of the Ukrainian protest group Femen, has received political asylum in France. She fled Ukraine for France in August 2012 after Femen activists used a chainsaw to cut down a large cross in Kyiv to show support for jailed members of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot. Shevchenko applied for asylum in France based on fears that she would face persecution in Ukraine for her political activities. She has since helped Femen create a training center in Paris for activists protesting "in high-risk environments." (Reuters video) >>>

The head of the French branch of radical topless feminist group Femen, Ukrainian Inna Shevchenko, said Monday that Paris had granted her request for political asylum.Shevchenko told AFP she had received notification from France's OFPRA refugee agency that her request had been granted, based on fears that she would face persecution in Ukraine for her political activities.The 23-year-old said she had made a "strategic choice" to seek asylum in France. "To develop the movement, we need a place, we need a country," she said.The agency refused to comment, saying information on asylum requests >>>

France might not have been keen on granting political asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden but it emerged on Monday that Paris has agreed to take in Inna Shevchenko, the Ukranian leader of militant feminist organization Femen. French feminists face Tunis appeals trial delay (22 Jun 13) Topless Femen accost Hollande at Paris show (21 Jun 13) French feminists get jail term for topless demo (13 Jun 13) The head of the French branch of radical topless feminist group Femen, Ukrainian >>>

Shevchenko herself made the decision public, showing official documents that say the move was effective from 9 April to the AFP news agency. The French authorities have refused to confirm the information, saying that it is confidential. Her application for asylum was “strategic”, she said, motivated by the need to have a base from shich to develop Femen, whose members and sympathisers have organised topless protests against sexism, homophobia, prostitution and religion in several European countries since 2010. Two French women and one German recently served jail time in Tunisia after >>>