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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jamey Keaten

Topless women protesting the Ukraine war are detained for vandalizing sculpture near UN building

Switzerland Topless Protesters Russia - (' KEYSTONE / SALVATORE DI NOLFI)

At least three feminist activists were detained on Friday after vandalizing a monument outside the United Nations complex in Geneva to protest Russia's war against Ukraine and what they see as the U.N.'s failure to stop the conflict.

Two topless women with the group FEMEN, which is known for its provocative protests, used a chainsaw to cut into the wooden sculpture known as the “Broken Chair.”

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