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Kazakh deputy proposes declaring feminist group extremist in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Member of Parliament Rinat Zaitev has submitted an official request to the Prosecutor General and the head of the National Security

09 October 2024

Female Afghan 'Top Gun' soars above gender barrier With a hint of swagger, Afghanistan's first female pilot since the fall of the Taliban is defying death threats and archaic gender norms.

29 April 2015

Kerry calls for immediate release of Chinese feminists US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Beijing to immediately release five feminists who were detained ahead of International Women's Day.

11 April 2015

Femen protest at Paris' Moulin Rouge nightclub Two members of the Femen feminist movement staged a bare-breasted protest on the roof of the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris.

07 October 2014

Pussy Riot rockers in US to fight for jailed bandmates Two members of the Russian feminist punk-rock band Pussy Riot on Friday urged the United States to help free their bandmates jailed last year for an anti-government protest performance.

08 June 2013

Berlin's Barbie Dreamhouse a pink feminist nightmare The opening this month of the first life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse in Europe may be the fantasy of many a little girl, but Berlin feminists are mobilising against what they call a sexist icon.

10 May 2013

Ukraine's topless feminists go international Ukrainian feminist group Femen are taking their topless protests around the world, having already stripped off in Western Europe.

08 March 2013