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French feminists get jail term for topless demo
Two French members of radical feminist group Femen, along with one German, have been given four-month prison sentences in Tunisia for "an attack on public morals" and "indecency", after bearing their breasts in a protest last month.
"The judge condemned the three Femen activists to four months and one day in prison for an attack on public morals and indecency," Souheib Bahri told AFP.
Margaret Stern and Pauline Hillier from France and Josephine Markmann from Germany had defended themselves in court when asked by the judge about the reasons for their bare-breasted protest on May 29th, a first in the Arab world by Femen activists.
"Baring our breasts is not intended to cause sexual excitement but is a form of activism," said Stern.
(Link is NSFW)
http://www.thelocal.fr/20130613/french-feminists-get-jail-term-for-topless-tunisia-demo
Mass
(27,315 posts)It is hard to figure out from the article, where In Tunisia is buried in the first sentence.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)penultimate
(1,110 posts)But at the same time, it feels wrong to support any woman getting a 4-month prison sentence for going topless. There's the whole 'when in Rome' thing, but still...
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)I wonder how long a single penis will get you in jail?