June 25, 2013
Femen Protest Ahead of Tunisia Visit to EU
Winnie McCroy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Bare-breasted members of the feminist group Femen targeted the motorcade of Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh to protest the jailing of group members in Tunis.
As the Tunisian motorcade left following a visit to European Union headquarters on Tuesday, two women climbed atop a diplomatic car and two others chanted slogans.
Security officials dragged the women off the car, and all four ran away from the scene.
Early this month, a Tunisian court sentenced three Femen activists who staged a topless protest to four months and a day in prison.
Winnie McCroy is the Women on the EDGE Editor, HIV/Health Editor, and Assistant Entertainment Editor for EDGE Media Network, handling all women's news, HIV health stories and theater reviews throughout the U.S. She has contributed to other publications, including The Village Voice, Gay City News, Chelsea Now and The Advocate, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
