Ukrainian Femen activist granted French asylum
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Ukrainian activist Inna Shevchenko, member of the women's rights group Femen, poses at their 'training camp' at the Lavoir Moderne Parisen (LMP) in Paris July 8, 2013. Reuters photo
The head of the French branch of the radical feminist group Femen, Ukrainian
Inna Shevchenko, was granted political asylum in France on Monday. The
23-year-old fled Ukraine in August 2012 after she cut down a 13ft wooden cross
with a chainsaw.
The head of the French branch of radical topless feminist group Femen, Ukrainian Inna Shevchenko, was granted political asylum
in France on Monday.
Shevchenko, who applied for asylum after fleeing her native
Ukraine in August last year, told the AFP news agency that the French refugee
organsiation OFPRA had approved her request, based on fears that she would face
persecution in Ukraine for her political activities.
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