Femen (Ukrainian: Фемен), stylized as FEMEN, is a Ukrainian radical feminist activist group intended to protect women’s rights.The organization became internationally known for organizing controversial topless protests against sex tourism, religious institutions, sexism, homophobia, and other social, national, and international topics.
Public nudity refers to nudity not in an entirely private context, that is, a person appearing nude in a public place or being able to be seen nude from a public place. . Nudity on private property but where the general public is commonly free to enter, such as a shopping mall, public transport or swimming pool, is also considered public
In contrast, during our interview, Shevchenko recalled the organization’s first two years of activism with bemused frustration, recalling how they protested for women’s issues in uniform pink tee-shirts with pink flags.
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Vatican gendarmes attempt to block a topless activist of women’s rights group Femen, who tries to reach the Nativity scene in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican Dec. 25, 2017.
Activists of the women’s rights movement Femen face riot policemen during a topless protest near Tunisia’s Embassy in Paris, on April 4, 2013.
The Ukrainian activist group Femen has made headlines around the world by baring their breasts to protest against prostitution, exploitation and corruption. But can their naked stunts change anything, or are they just providing images for a sex-obsessed media?
On its official website FEMEN states: “FEMEN – is sextremism serving to protect women’s rights, democracy watchs attacking patriarchy, in all its forms: the dictatorship, the church, the sex industry.”
I was grateful to have been invited to join a conversation about the future of feminism that looked specifically at the tactics of Ukrainian protest group, FEMEN on Al Jazeera English’s show The Stream last
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