FEMEN protested the death sentence given to Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani at the opening ceremony for an event promoting Iranian culture on Thursday Nov. 11 2010 in Kyiv.
FEMEN said the Iranian ambassador did not come to us at the embassy we had to come to him and tore off the opening week of Iranian culture in Ukraine.
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Week of Iranian Culture in Ukraine
The event that the group targeted Thursday was part of a cultural exchange program launched by Iran’s embassy in Kiev a day earlier, called ‘Week of Iranian Culture in Ukraine
The protest is aimed at drawing attention to the case of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery and participation in her husband’s killing.
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Video: FEMEN против Ирана – FEMEN against Iran
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Femen - Nov. 3rd 2010 at Iranian Embassy
Source:
http://femen.livejournal.com/ Фото Сергей Светлицкий , photo Sergei Svetlitsky
About FEMEN:
FEMEN is a provocative Ukrainian Kiev based protest group, founded in 2008. The organization is internationally known for topless protests against sex tourism, sexism, lack of hot water in student dormitories, Ukraine not winning any medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter games in Vancouver, modern erotic art at the Pinchuk Art Centre and other topics. As of late April 2010 the organization is contemplating becoming a political party to run for seats in the next Ukrainian parliamentary election.
FEMEN
FEMEN justifies its provocative methods stating that “This is the only way to be heard in this country. If we staged simple protests with banners, then our claims would not have been noticed”. The organization plans to become the biggest and the most influential feminist movement in Europe.
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