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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 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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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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Official website
femen.org
Image
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Commons category
Femen
inception
2008-04-10
member count
40
social media followers
53787
native label
Фемен
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21 sections
Contents
  • 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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