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Topless Femen militants crash French far-right May Day rally
Topless Femen activists on Sunday interrupted the French far-right National Front’s (FN) annual May Day gathering for the second year running, baring their chests and toasting…
Hollande pardons woman jailed for killing husband
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday pardoned a woman who was jailed for 10 years for killing her husband after he abused her for decades, the president’s office…
Presidential pardon ‘last hope’ for Jacqueline Sauvage
A French woman jailed for killing her abusive husband has become a cause célèbre whose only hope for freedom is a rare presidential pardon.
Femen stage mock hanging to protest Rouhani visit
The self-proclaimed "sextremist" group Femen is known for its provocative protests and the Iranian president's visit to Paris was a perfect occasion to draw attention to human…
Topless protesters' acquittal upheld by French court
The acquittal of eight women from the activist group Femen over a topless protest they held in Paris's Notre Dame cathedral two years ago was upheld by a French court of appeals…
Not afraid to show her face: Meet U.S. Republican presidential hopeful, Carly Fiorina
In this edition, we meet Carly Fiorina, the sole female Republican presidential hopeful who's taking on Donald Trump. Also activists join Femen members in denouncing a Muslim…
Topless Femen activists disrupt Islam conference
Two members of militant feminist movement Femen were violently removed from the stage at a conference on Women and Islam put on by a conservative Muslim group in a Paris suburb…
Topless Femen activists target Strauss-Kahn at pimping trial
Three topless women from the feminist protest group Femen jumped on the car of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the former IMF chief arrived to testify on Tuesday at a trial in which he…
Femen stage topless protest as Pope visits Strasbourg
Pope Francis visited the Alsatian city of Strasbourg on Tuesday to give his first highly-anticipated speech to the EU Parliament, in a trip that was preceded by a bare-breasted…
Paris topless activists cleared of damaging Notre Dame bells
French judges on Wednesday threw out a case against nine women who staged a topless protest in the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris last year, but gave suspended fines to…
Former Femen activist detained after fighting veiled woman
Amina Sboui, a young feminist activist who fled her native Tunisia last year, was detained by police on Wednesday night in Paris after an altercation with a woman who was wearing…