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FEMEN on Euronews about Belarus and Lukashenka

24.06.2013 FEMEN on Euronews about Belarus and Lukashenka 13:37, — Politics Ina Shauchenka believes that the movement’s activists could be killed in Belarus. One of the founders of the Ukrainian movement FEMEN reminded the Euronews TV channel how the action ended, which took place in Minsk on 19 December 2011, on the first anniversary of the post-election protest’s dispersal.“For the first time in FEMEN movement’s history we were nearly killed. It happened in 2011 in Belarus. Me and two activists participated in a manifestation >>>

Femen demonstrators go after French president Francois Hollande

Europe's antipatriarchal feminist protest group, Femen, has ramped up its actions over the past week.

The group, which was founded in Ukraine, is upset about Femen demonstrators being held in Tunisia.

So recently, one of the protesters doffed her top and started screaming at French president Francois Hollande.

You can see the video above.

And in the video below, another Femen protester suddenly whipped off her shirt during President Barack Obama's recent visit to Berlin.

Again, it was to protest repression in Tunisia.

Via: straight.com

Femen demonstrators go after French president Francois Hollande

Europe's antipatriarchal feminist protest group, Femen, has ramped up its actions over the past week.

The group, which was founded in Ukraine, is upset about Femen demonstrators being held in Tunisia.

So recently, one of the protesters doffed her top and started screaming at French president Francois Hollande.

You can see the video above.

And in the video below, another Femen protester suddenly whipped off her shirt during President Barack Obama's recent visit to Berlin.

Again, it was to protest repression in Tunisia.

Via: straight.com

Les Femen, un mouvement féministe à tendance hégémonique?

Virginie Martin (Présidente) et Amandine Philippe, Think Tank Different Le mouvement féministe Femen, crée en 2006 en Ukraine, s'est exporté internationalement où il est notamment connu pour ses actions provocatrices qui font de ces militantes des égéries du féminisme. Il s'agit ici de montrer en quoi l'exposition médiatique liée aux Femen et surtout la forme de protestation utilisée peuvent avoir des effets contre-productifs sur l'évolution de la position des femmes dans la société. Il est indéniable que les Femen sont présentes dans les >>>

Femen’s breast bearing: firebrand feminism or foolish fad?

Femen has attracted worldwide attention for its ‘topless’ approach to the feminist cause. While its provocative protests have certainly won it the media spotlight, some argue that this self styled ‘sextremism’ is counter productive and naive. For this edition of I-talk our guest is a founder of the group, Inna Shevchenko. euronews: “Inna, Femen is now an internationally recognised brand, but are you not concerned that people remember you going topless, but don’t necessarily hear the message?” Inna Shevchenko: “You can look >>>

From FEMEN to Salafism : behind Tunisia’s chaos – Al

As Tunisia’s post-dictatorship constitution is being forged through a democratic and messy process in a former palace of the Ottoman bey, the local Al-Qaeda affiliate might be planting explosive mines near the Algerian border—and the press is aflame with coverage of culture clashes between extremists of stringy beards and perky breasts.The story of Amina Tyler, a 19-year old French-Tunisian whose provocative nude political statements aroused liturgical lusts, has expanded beyond just one woman and her critics. With their Tunisian comrade forced >>>

From FEMEN to Salafism: behind Tunisia’s chaos – Al

As Tunisia’s post-dictatorship constitution is being forged through a democratic and messy process in a former palace of the Ottoman bey, the local Al-Qaeda affiliate might be planting explosive mines near the Algerian border—and the press is aflame with coverage of culture clashes between extremists of stringy beards and perky breasts.The story of Amina Tyler, a 19-year old French-Tunisian whose provocative nude political statements aroused liturgical lusts, has expanded beyond just one woman and her critics. With their Tunisian comrade forced >>>

From FEMEN to Salafism: behind Tunisia’s chaos – Al

As Tunisia’s post-dictatorship constitution is being forged through a democratic and messy process in a former palace of the Ottoman bey, the local Al-Qaeda affiliate might be planting explosive mines near the Algerian border—and the press is aflame with coverage of culture clashes between extremists of stringy beards and perky breasts.The story of Amina Tyler, a 19-year old French-Tunisian whose provocative nude political statements aroused liturgical lusts, has expanded beyond just one woman and her critics. With their Tunisian comrade forced >>>

From FEMEN to Salafism: behind Tunisia’s chaos – Al

As Tunisia’s post-dictatorship constitution is being forged through a democratic and messy process in a former palace of the Ottoman bey, the local Al-Qaeda affiliate might be planting explosive mines near the Algerian border—and the press is aflame with coverage of culture clashes between extremists of stringy beards and perky breasts.The story of Amina Tyler, a 19-year old French-Tunisian whose provocative nude political statements aroused liturgical lusts, has expanded beyond just one woman and her critics. With their Tunisian comrade forced >>>

Femen targets repressive leader of Belarus

Radical activists with the Ukrainian women's group Femen conducted a late-night protest against the man known as Europe's last dictator. The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, was at a well-guarded home he keeps in Kyiv when a group of women approached the gate. The protesters removed their tops to expose statements such as "Dictator get out", "Fuck Dictator", and "Viva Belarus" across their chests and backs. Security officials hauled them away. Last year, Lukashenko bragged to Reuters about being the "last and only dictator in Europe", where he controls every seat in Parliament. He >>>