Olexandra Shevchenko is a member of the Ukrainian radical feminist protest group FEMEN, which regularly demonstrates topless against manifestations of patriarchy, dictatorship, religion, and the sex industry.
Shevchenko in 2010
Shevchenko (right) and Inna Shevchenko prepare for the 2010 Kyiv campaign.
Shevchenko celebrates two years of FEMEN (2010)
Shevchenko (right) prepares for anti-Euro 2012 protest
Femen 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".
A Femen activist in front of the Security Service of Ukraine headquarters
Femen protest in Kyiv, 9 November 2009. Early protests were provocative but not topless.
Femen protest in Kyiv during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election against the election of Victor Yanukovych. The signs read "The War Begins Today" and "Stop Raping the Country."
Femen protest against EURO 2012 on 8 June 2012