Two seemingly unrelated stories in the New York Times about violence against women in two different European countries demonstrate that if you just listen to women, they'll tell you what they need to fix a problem. A while the answer is usually more help from the government, women usually point to different solutions… Read… 8/19/13 11:10am 8/19/13 11:10am

Buzzfeed has put together what is, for practical purposes, a filmstrip about the most searched-for internet porn terms in the world, revealing some things you probably wouldn’t want to know about the apparent nationalism underpinning a population’s lascivious viewing preferences. For instance, the most searched-for… Read… 6/02/13 3:00pm 6/02/13 3:00pm

A 19-year-old Tunisian girl was committed to a mental hospital by her parents after posting topless photos of herself in on a website for the Ukraine-based topless radical protest group FEMEN. Amina (last name unknown), had been corresponding online with FEMEN leader Inna Shevchenko since the end of February, mostly … Read… 3/23/13 2:15pm 3/23/13 2:15pm

In creepy international news, there's an art installation in the Ukraine that doubles as a matchmaking service. "Oooo," all you current and former art history students might say, "I enjoy art and maybe it'd be cool to meet someone who obviously shares my interests." (At least, that's what you'd say if you've never seen … Read… 8/23/12 11:55pm 8/23/12 11:55pm

We're always fascinated by stories of Femen, the bare-breasted and be-wreathed Ukrainian feminist activist collective. Their message? "Our God is woman, our mission is protest, our weapons are bare breasts." In freezing weather, no less! Read… 1/26/11 1:20pm 1/26/11 1:20pm

The Ukrainian feminist collective FEMEN staged a topless protest against Vladimir Putin's visit to their country. Said one woman, "Ukraine knows why he visits, he wants to tear away pieces from Ukraine." NSFW visuals below. Discuss… 10/28/10 1:51pm 10/28/10 1:51pm

[Kiev, August 24. An activist of a local women's rights watchdog FEMEN, with writing "I am independent" and Ukraine's' national flag on her belly, seen during celebrities on the occasion of Ukraine's 19th Independence. Image via AP]

[Kiev, July 15. Activists of the local FEMEN women's rights watchdog group, symbolically wash themselves as they protest against the regular summer switch off of hot water. Posters in their hands read "Wash me!" and "Drown officials in the fountain"]

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• The role of the "queen" of the Rio de Janeiro carnival is usually played by a model or soap star, but this year 7-year-old Julia Lira will be the drum corps queen. Children's services groups are none too happy. Read… 2/08/10 5:30pm 2/08/10 5:30pm

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• In addition to the "no fuck, no food" rule, the new laws in Afghanistan take away a woman's right to be the guardian of her children and allow rapists to avoid persecution by paying "blood money" for the crime. [Guardian]
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