FEMEN at KGB Headquarters, Minsk, December 19, 2011.
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Oksana Shachko (L), Inna Shevchenko (2nd L) and other activists from women's rights group Femen talk to the media in Kiev December 21, 2011. Ukraine's Femen group which specialises in topless protests in public raised an SOS on Tuesday over three activists who it said were seized by police in Belarus, forced to strip, threatened with violence and then abandoned naked in woodland. The Kiev-based group said the three were seized by police in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Monday after staging a typical bare-breasted protest on the steps of the KGB state security headquarters, mocking authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Reuters
Aleksandra Nemchinova ,left, and Inna Shevchenko,center, Oksana Shachko ,right, activists of the Women's Movement 'FEMEN' speak to media in Kiev,Ukraine,Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. The Ukrainian organization of topless women activists says three of its members were abducted by security officers during a protest against Belarus' authoritarian president, beaten, humiliated and left naked in a forest.(Sergei Chuzavkov)
Oksana Shachko (R), Inna Shevchenko (C) and Aleksandra Nemchinova from Ukraine's Femen group speak to the media at a hospital in a small town of Elsk, about 330 km (206 miles) southeast of Minsk, December 20, 2011. Ukraine's Femen group which specialises in topless protests in public raised an SOS on Tuesday over three activists who it said were seized by police in Belarus, forced to strip, threatened with violence and then abandoned naked in woodland. The Kiev-based group said the three were seized by police in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Monday after staging a typical bare-breasted protest on the steps of the KGB state security headquarters, mocking authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Reuters
Firemen attempt to remove an activist of women's movement FEMEN from a fence during their protest action in front of the cabinet of the Ministers building in Kiev on December 16, 2011. The young Ukrainian women climbed up a fence in front of the Cabinet of Ministers building and protested against the lack of women in the Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's government. Getty
Ukrainian police officers detain an activist from women's rights group FEMEN during a protest outside government buildings in Kiev December 16, 2011. The protest was organised to draw attention to the lack of women in the Ukrainian government, on the occasion of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's birthday. Reuters
Activists of Ukraine's protest group Femen, protest outside the Christ the Saviour cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. The post-election protests in Moscow drew thousands and continued for several days in the biggest ever challenge to Putin, reflecting a growing public frustration with his rule that may complicate his bid to reclaim the presidency in next March's vote. (Ivan Sekretarev)
Activists of the Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN stage a performance in front of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, on December 9, 2011, to protest against alleging mass fraud in the Russian December 4 parliamentary polls and demanding Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that he stop his political activities. Putin, who became premier in 2008 after serving two Kremlin terms, filed this week his application to stand in the March elections. Getty
A security guard detains an activist of Ukraine's protest group Femen, outside the Christ the Saviour cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. The post-election protests in Moscow drew thousands and continued for several days in the biggest ever challenge to Putin, reflecting a growing public frustration with his rule that may complicate his bid to reclaim the presidency in next March's vote. (Ivan Sekretarev)
Police officers try to arrest activists of the Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN as they protest on December 3, 2011 against a meeting of opposition parties in Kiev. FEMEN activists protested against the event, saying that peeple came to the meeting because its organizers promised them money. Getty
Activists of Ukrainian women movement FEMEN hold placards reading 'EURO-2012 without prostitution', 'UEFA attacked our gates' and others during a protest in front of the Olimpisky Stadium in Kie, a few hours prior the UEFA EURO-2012 Final Draw ceremony on December 2, 2011. Getty
A police officer detains a topless woman protesting against alleged attempts to legalize prostitution during the Euro 2012 in Ukraine prior to the final draw for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Ukrainian women's rights activists staged a topless demonstration at Kiev's Olympic Stadium to protest what they say are attempts to legalize prostitution during the 2012 European Championship. (Ferdinand Ostrop)
Policemen arrest activists of the Ukrainian women movement FEMEN as they stage a demonstration holding placards reading 'EURO-2012 without prostitution', 'UEFA attacked our gates' and others in front of the Olimpisky Stadium in Kiev a few hours before the UEFA EURO-2012 Final Draw ceremony on December 2, 2011.
Activists from Ukraine's scandalous FEMEN group holds a banner reading 'woman is not a commodity' as they stage a topless protest on November 10, 2011 against prostitution and woman as a commodity in an official prostitution's street in Zurich. Getty
An activist of the Ukrainian women movement Femen is being arrested by policemen in front of St Peter's basilica after holding a placard asking for 'Freedom for women' following Pope Benedict XVI's Angelus prayer on November 6, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Getty
An activist of the Ukrainian women movement Femen is taken away by Italian policemen in front of St Peter's basilica after holding a placard asking for 'Freedom for women' following Pope Benedict XVI's Angelus prayer on November 6, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Getty
An activist of the Ukrainian female rights organization "Femen" shows a placard demanding freedom for women, during a protest at the end of Pope Benedict XVI's Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (Pier Paolo Cito)
Ukrainian women's rights group Femen, painted in colors of the Italian flag, take part in a demonstration staged by the Italian Democratic party to protest against Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. The International Monetary Fund will monitor Italy's financial reform efforts, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Friday, a humbling step for one of the world's biggest _ but also most indebted _ economies as market confidence in its future wanes.
Activists from Ukraine's scandalous FEMEN group dressed as housemaids stage a topless protest in a show of anger against French former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's attitude towards women in front of his residence in Paris on October 31, 2011. FEMEN has gained worldwide fame by staging a string of topless protests in Ukraine and now in Europe, in recent years to draw attention to issues from the exploitation of women to corruption. The placard read at L 'ecstasy of power', at R 'your shame can't be clean up'. Getty
People walk in front of Kiev Zoo, as activists of the Ukrainian female rights organization "Femen", take part in a topless protest in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Kiev zoo is a place that Femen's activists compared to a concentration camp for those with fur and feathers. Hundreds of animals died at the zoo in recent years due to malnutrition, lack of medical care and abuse, and some suspect that corruption is at the heart of the problem.
Securty guards detain an activist of the Ukrainian female rights organization "Femen", during an action of protest in front of Kiev Zoo, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Kiev zoo is a place that Femen's activists compared to a concentration camp for those with fur and feathers. Hundreds of animals died at the zoo in recent years due to malnutrition, lack of medical care and abuse, and some suspect that corruption is at the heart of the problem. Femen calls for the 100-year-old zoo to be closed.
Secury guards detain an activist of the Ukrainian female rights organization "Femen", during an action of nude protest in front of Kiev Zoo, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Kiev zoo is a place that Femen's activists compared to a concentration camp for those with fur and feathers. Hundreds of animals died at the zoo in recent years due to malnutrition, lack of medical care and abuse, and some suspect that corruption is at the heart of the problem.
Police detain a member of women's activist group FEMEN after their protest against government policy in front front of the Cabinet building in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug.24, 2011. The former Soviet republic marks the 20th anniversary of its independence. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Police detain a member of the women's activist group FEMEN, after their protest against government policy in front of the Cabinet building in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. The former Soviet republic is marking the 20th anniversary of its independence. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian women's rights group Femen, painted in colors of the European Union countries, protest against the regular summer switch off of public utility supply of hot water in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2011. Women symbolically wash themselves in the city fountain to protest the need for hot water all year round, and to highlight the need for the hot water utility during the upcoming EURO 2012 soccer competition.(Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian women's rights group Femen holding a picket in front of a court building, against the detention of a fellow activist in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. The poster reads, "Hands off, Femen". Opposition politicians and democrats insist that President Viktor Yanukovych trampled Ukraine's constitution in a bit to monopolize political power.(Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian women's rights group Femen, painted in colors of the European Union countries, protest against the regular summer switch off of public utility supply of hot water in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, July 14, 2011. Women symbolically wash themselves in the city fountain to protest the need for hot water all year round, and to highlight the need for the hot water utility during the upcoming EURO 2012 soccer competition. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Police detain Alexandra Shevchenko a member of women's activist group FEMEN, in front of parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Ukrainians are fiercely opposed to the pension fund reform, which parliament is set to consider this week, that is meant to raise the retirement age for women. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Semi naked activists from the Ukrainian female rights group Femen protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy against a ban on driving cars for women in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Sergei Chuzavkov)
An secury guard detains an activist of the Ukrainian female rights organization 'Femen' during an action of protest in front of the city's State Administration at a opening ceremony of clocks counting down time that remains before the EURO 2012 soccer tournament starts, in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Writing on her back reads 'Euro 2012 without Prostitution'. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Activists of the Women's Movement 'FEMEN' perform during a protest against the politics of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, during a rally to protest against what they claim is the sex-tourism and trafficking of women from Ukraine, at Independence square in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The Women's Movement 'FEMEN' is an organization of the young women of the city of Kiev orientated to represent and defend the rights of women-students of the capital. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Activists of the Women's Movement 'FEMEN' performs and shout anti-Lukashenko slogans protesting against his politics in Belarus during a rally at Independence square in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May. 11, 2011. The poster reads 'Put Lukashenko on the Rack!'. The Women's Movement 'FEMEN' is an organization of the young women of the city of Kiev oriented on the women-students of the capital. The main program of the movement is the national campaign against the sex tourism and women trafficking. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Activists of the Women's Movement 'FEMEN' performs and shout anti-Lukashenko slogans protesting against his politics in Belarus during a rally at Independence square in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May. 11, 2011. The poster reading 'Crush a cockroach'. The Women's Movement 'FEMEN' is an organization of the young women of the city of Kiev oriented on the women-students A depiction of Lukashenko is seen in the background. (Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian police hold back activists from the women's rights organization "Femen" during a protest close to the site of the international donors conference to clean up the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Poster reads "Yanukovych is worse than radiation". On April 26, Ukraine marks the 25th anniversary of the fatal explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (Ukrafoto)
Ukrainian activists from the group Femen protest Iran’s treatment of women during the opening of Iranian Culture Days in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (Sergei Chuzavkov)
Activists of the Ukrainian Women's Movement "FEMEN" shout protests in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, against the death penalty given to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two children, who was sentenced to death by stoning in Iran on charges of adultery. (Sergei Chuzavkov)
In this photo taken on Thursday, July 15, 2010, police detain activists of the local FEMEN women's rights watchdog as they protest against the regular summer switch off of hot water in the city in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. A group of young activists is gaining popularity here for staging topless protests that involve sexually charged gestures, obscene slogans and scuffles with security guards and police. Often, the point seems to be just getting naked.
Members of the activist group Femen protest at what they see as the manipulation of the democratic system at a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The signs read "The War Begins Here" and "Stop Raping the Country." (Mikhail Metzel)
Members of the activist group Femen protest at what they see as the manipulation of the democratic system at a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (Mikhail Metzel)
Activists of the Women's Movement “FEMEN”, dressed as prostitutes, take part in a rally outside the Central Election Commission office in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. The event was meant to highlight what the group called political prostitution and crude populism in the election campaign. The posters with the logos of the leading candidates and signature "Choose me" in Ukraine's presidential race are seen at top.
An activist of the Women's Movement “FEMEN”, dressed as a prostitute, holds a poster with the logo of one of the leading candidates and signature "Choose me" in Ukraine's presidential race, during a rally outside the Central Election Commission office in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. The event was meant to highlight what the group called political prostitution and crude populism, in the election campaign.
A security officer stops an activist of the Women's Movement 'FEMEN' from climbing a barrier at Mykhailivska Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, prior the opening of the meeting for UEFA EURO 2012. The 'FEMEN' movement is campaigning against sex tourism and the trafficking of women in Ukraine. (Efrem Lukatsky)
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