3 Femen women held in Arab world’s first ‘topless protest’
30 May 2013 6:32 AM IST
Three young European women with topless protest group Femen were arrested Wednesday after baring their breasts in Tunis, a first in the Arab world that sparked scuffles outside the Tunisian capital’s main courthouse.
The Femen movement, founded in Ukraine and now based in Paris, has flourished since 2010, with feminists around the world stripping off in protest at a wide range of issues linked to the mistreatment of women, but also against dictatorship.
Standing on a wall in front of the railings outside the courthouse, the women, two French and the other German, shouted, ‘Free Amina,’ in support of a young Tunisian woman detained while protesting against hardline Islamists and awaiting trial on Thursday.
‘Breast Feed Revolution’ read graffiti on the women, who wore only denim micro shorts and black shoes, and ‘Femen Extremist’ was daubed on their backs. The police arrested them and took them inside the building. The Femen intended to highlight the difficulties facing women in Tunisia.
The Femen movement, founded in Ukraine and now based in Paris, has flourished since 2010, with feminists around the world stripping off in protest at a wide range of issues linked to the mistreatment of women, but also against dictatorship.
Standing on a wall in front of the railings outside the courthouse, the women, two French and the other German, shouted, ‘Free Amina,’ in support of a young Tunisian woman detained while protesting against hardline Islamists and awaiting trial on Thursday.
‘Breast Feed Revolution’ read graffiti on the women, who wore only denim micro shorts and black shoes, and ‘Femen Extremist’ was daubed on their backs. The police arrested them and took them inside the building. The Femen intended to highlight the difficulties facing women in Tunisia.
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