FEMEN
Sign in to saveFemen (stylized in all caps; Russian and Ukrainian: Фемен, Belarusian: Фэмэн) is a Ukrainian radical feminist activist group whose goal is 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. Founded in Ukraine, the group is now based in France. Femen describes its ideology as being "sextremism, atheism and feminism".
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FEMEN is a Ukrainian feminist activist group known for organizing topless protests to draw attention to women's rights and issues like sex tourism, sexism, and religious institutions. The organization, which describes itself as combining "sextremism, atheism and feminism," has become internationally recognized for its controversial tactics and has since relocated its base from Ukraine to France.
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Key facts
- Organization.name
- FEMENФемен
- Organization.logo
- Femen Logo.svg
- Organization.image_size
- 300 px
- Organization.caption
- A FEMEN activist standing topless in front of the Security Service of Ukraine headquarters
- Organization.type
- Protest and activist group
- Organization.location
- Paris, France (main headquarters)
- Organization.key_people
- Anna HutsolOksana ShachkoAlexandra ShevchenkoInna ShevchenkoYana Zhdanova
- Organization.focus
- "Abolish patriarchy to achieve women's liberation"
- Organization.homepage
- femen.news
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Organization
- Criminal cases against the organization
- International branches
- Femen France
- Other branches
- Goals and stances
- Feminist issues
- Ukrainian issues
- International issues
- Protests against religious institutions
- Amina Tyler case
- Cultural and political image
- Financing
- See also
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- External links
Femen (stylized in all caps; Russian and Ukrainian: Фемен, Belarusian: Фэмэн) is a Ukrainian radical feminist activist group whose goal is 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. Founded in Ukraine, the group is now based in France. Femen describes its ideology as being "sextremism, atheism and feminism".
The organization describes itself as "fighting patriarchy in its three manifestations – sexual exploitation of women, dictatorship and religion" and has stated that its goal is "sextremism serving to protect women's rights". Femen activists have been regularly detained by police in response to their protests. thumb |Femen Annual protest against regular summer hot water switch off, Kiev, Ukraine, July 2010
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