What is Femen all about?

Known as feminist street outrage group, Femen are receiving plenty of media coverage with their topless protests. Going topless in public isn't a new strategy for femen, this has been their their strategy for a while now.

So some research as required, they are a radical Ukrainian protesting against the sexual exploitation of women. Apparently they began protesting the sex tourism trade in the country with their slogan 'Ukraine is not a brothel' advocating against the legalisation of prostitution when moves were instigated to legalise prostitution prior to the 2012 Euro 12 championships.

The origins of the group seem to date back to 2008 when Ukraine was engulfed in the post-Soviet collapse mobster economy where public were sold off for minimal amounts described as necrocapitalism destroying the base of the society as infrastructure collapsed.

One suspects many women were forced into prostitution to feed families, but really I'm just speculating here. Their current round of protests seem to revolve around an anti-Islam context and their treatment of women so let's see where that goes.