Topless Activists Protest Italy’s President
Three topless feminists lunged at Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi as he arrived at a polling station in Milan to vote in a general election on Sunday, an AFP reporter at the scene said
Topless Protesters Converge on World Economic Forum
Picketing outside of the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF), the trio of women chanted “S.O.S. Davos,” shot off flares and blew whistles in a demonstration against what they say is male domination of the world economy
Ukraine’s Parliament Gets Off to Feisty Start
The new session of the Ukrainian parliament got off to a dramatic start yesterday with MPs brawling on the floor of the chamber while a topless protest against corruption was staged outside
Code Pink Marches in Pakistan Against U.S. Drone Strikes
Thirty-two Americans associated with the feminist anti-war activist group Code Pink are in Pakistan for a march from Islamabad to that country’s tumultuous tribal belt to protest American drone strikes that reportedly kill civilians along with their terrorist targets
Topless Protest Against Rape
Members of the FEMEN group have bared themselves again, this time at Paris’s Louvre. A group of girls protested against rape by standing topless in front of the Venus de Milo statue
Iran Suppresses Education for Women
Thirty-six universities in Iran have announced that 77 courses in their curriculum will be single-sex,prompting an outcry at home and worldwide over women’s rights in the Islamic state
Pussy Riot Making Things Hard For Putin
The verdict in the trial of the feminist punk rockers Pussy Riot comes barely more than 100 days into Vladimir Putin’s new term as Russian president – a notably hard hundred.
The Olympics Bare Breasted Boycotters
They were members of Ukrainian women’s rights group Femen, which has staged numerous protests of a similar ilk across Europe, including at football’s Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine where their concern was prostitution in host cities.
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