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Ukrainian activist cuts down cross in Pussy Riot protest

Related Russia's Pussy Riot trio face verdict Russia's Pussy Riot plans new anti-Putin protests video Pussy Riot looking at three years behind bars A topless women's rights activist has chopped down a Christian cross in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a power saw in protest against the prosecution of Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot. The protest comes as a Russian court prepares to deliver a verdict on three band members for performing a political "punk prayer" at the altar of Moscow's main cathedral - a case that has been criticised by free-speech advocates around >>>

Police open criminal case on hooliganism against Femen activists

12:51 The police have opened a criminal case on the sawing down of a cross in the center of Kyiv, no one has been arrested under the case.Kyiv's main police office told Interfax-Ukraine that the case was opened under Part 2 of Article 296 (hooliganism) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine."A criminal case was opened under Part 2 of Article 296. An investigation is underway. No one has been detained yet," the police said.The management of Pechersky District Police Office and employees of special technical services came to the scene of the incident.As reported, activists >>>

FEMEN goes topless again and protests IOC in London

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Topless protest in central London

Topless women from the Ukranian women's rights group Femen have taken their protest to London's City Hall.Smeared with fake blood and painted with anti-Olympic slogans including "Olympic shame" and "No Sharia", they were attempting to draw attention to the participation of what they called "bloody Islamist regimes" in the Olympics."The Olympic Committee must not have allowed those governments to be represented in the Olympics," protestor Reze Moradi said on Thursday, without specifying any countries.She continuted: "They are fascists of our time, they treat women like third-class >>>

Topless protest hits London Olympics 2012

Feminist group take topless protest to Davos Ukrainian protest group Femen protest half-naked at Davos as they demand more female representatives at the World Economic Forum and on political bodies worldwide. Ukrainian feminists stage topless protest near Tower Bridge over Olympic body's 'support for bloody Islamist regimes' Demonstration outside City Hall by feminist protest group Femen Police break up protest against International Olympic Committee Protesters had the slogan 'No Sharia' scrawled on their chests Scotland Yard: Four women arrested on suspicion of disorderly behaviour' Police in >>>