The activists – two French women and one German – are members of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen.

They appeared topless on 29 May, demanding the release of a Tunisian member of the group, Amina Sboui, who was arrested after protesting that month. They have been charged with public indecency and being a threat to public order. Outside the court, dozens protested against them.

Via: independent.co.uk

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The activists, two French women and one German, appeared topless May 29 in the group’s first ever seminude protest in the Middle East and have been charged with public indecency and being a threat to public order.Draped in traditional white Tunisian cloaks, the women appeared Wednesday in the same court they had demonstrated in front of. Outside, dozens protested against them.Witnesses said one European woman held a sign supporting Femen, but immediately drew the ire of the crowd and was hustled away by police.Under the Tunisian legal system, outside groups can join a trial as “injured parties,” >>>

FEMEN Topless Activists Begin Trial in Tunisia, Amid Little Sympathy from Citizens By Maxine Wally | Jun 05, 2013 11:48 AM EDT Three European women who have been charged with public indecency after protesting topless in front of Tunisia's Justice Ministry on May 29 began their trial Wednesday. The women, all members of the Ukrainian-based feminist group FEMEN, demonstrated against the incarceration of their fellow FEMEN member Amina Tyler-a Tunisian woman who put up topless photos online in March, the words, "my body is my own and not your honor," written on her chest. >>>

Draped in traditional white Tunisian cloaks, the women appeared Wednesday in the same court they had demonstrated in front of. Outside, dozens protested against them. Witnesses said one European woman held a sign supporting Femen but immediately drew the ire of the crowd and was hustled away by police. Under the Tunisian legal system, outside groups can join a trial as "injured parties", become privy to the case files and sue for damages. The addition of new plaintiffs would likely increase the duration of the trial. The activists were calling for the release of Amina Sboui, a Tunisian member >>>

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Amina Sboui, center, the Tunisian member of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen appears handcuffed before an investigating judge at the courthouse of the central city of Kairouan on June 5, 2013. (AFP Photo/Salah Habibi) Tunis. Amina Sboui, the young Tunisian arrested for an anti-Islamist protest, has become a symbol of resistance to religious intolerance for Western feminists, but opinion at home is divided over the activist inspired by topless protest group Femen. Under the pseudonym Amina Tyler, she sparked a scandal in March by posting topless pictures of herself >>>

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