Several women under the aegis of FEMEN, an extreme feminist group in Europe which believes in going topless as a protest tool, took to the streets of Paris to support fellow FEMEN member lana Zhdanova, who was earlier this month convicted for “sexual exhibitionism” in a French court.
Iana had been arrested in June for stabbing a wax statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a wooden stake while topless, with the words “Kill Putin” painted across her breasts.
At least 25 FEMEN activists were arrested in Paris on Sunday after rallying topless in front of the Palace of Justice in protest against the sentence given to fellow activist Iana Zhdanova for "exhibitionism" on October 15. The activists included FEMEN's Inna Schevchenko, who joined in chanting slogans such as "Feminist not exhibitionist" and "Not criminals" while holding signs reading "Naked and free" and "My body, my manifesto." Zhdanova was given a fine of 1,500 euros ($1,897) by the Parisian court for destroying Russian President Vladimir Putin's wax statue at the Grevin museum in June.
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