Femen
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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[6][7] topless protests against sex tourism,[1][6] religious institutions,[8] sexism, homophobia,[9] 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".[10]
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Founded | 10 April 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-10)[1] |
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Type | Protest and activist group |
Focus | Abolish patriarchy to achieve women's liberation[2] |
Location | |
Key people | Anna Hutsol[1] Oksana Shachko Alexandra Shevchenko[5] Inna Shevchenko Yana Zhdanova |
Website | femen.org |
The organization describes itself as "fighting patriarchy in its three manifestations – sexual exploitation of women, dictatorship and religion"[11] and has stated that its goal is "sextremism serving to protect women's rights".[12] Femen activists have been regularly detained by police in response to their protests.[11]