Anna Hutsol Ганна Гуцол | |
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Occupation | Activist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Anna Hutsol [a 1] (Anna Vasylivna Hutsol; [1] born 16 October 1984 [2]) is a Ukrainian activist and one of the founders of the radical feminist activist group FEMEN.
Hutsol was born in Russia but moved to Ukraine with her parents in 1991. [3] [a 2] She is an economist [4] and a former assistant to singer Tina Karol. [5]
Hutsol founded FEMEN in 2008 after she became attuned to the sad stories of Ukrainian women duped by false promises from abroad: [6] "I set up FEMEN because I realised that there was a lack of women activists in our society; Ukraine is male-oriented and women take a passive role." [7] According to Hutsol the skills she acquired during her time with Tina Karol have helped FEMEN's "public relations". [5] FEMEN's main choice of action is topless demonstrations. [8] The group started protesting against prostitution in Ukraine [9] [10] and broadened their agenda to women's rights and civil rights in Ukraine and around the world.[ citation needed]
Hutsol wanted to seek representation for FEMEN in the Verkhovna Rada in January 2011; [11] but FEMEN did not take part in the October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. [12] [13]
On 16 November 2012 Hutsol was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation at Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg as a person barred from entering Russia. [14] [15] She was deported back to her point of departure Paris. [14]
Late August 2013 Shevchenko and several fellow FEMEN-members have fled out of Ukraine fearing for their lives and freedom. [16] [17] [18] Hutsol requested for asylum in Switzerland in 2013, but the authorities rejected her request on 27 March 2014. [19]
Anna Hutsol Ганна Гуцол | |
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![]() Hutsol in 2014 | |
Born | |
Occupation | Activist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Anna Hutsol [a 1] (Anna Vasylivna Hutsol; [1] born 16 October 1984 [2]) is a Ukrainian activist and one of the founders of the radical feminist activist group FEMEN.
Hutsol was born in Russia but moved to Ukraine with her parents in 1991. [3] [a 2] She is an economist [4] and a former assistant to singer Tina Karol. [5]
Hutsol founded FEMEN in 2008 after she became attuned to the sad stories of Ukrainian women duped by false promises from abroad: [6] "I set up FEMEN because I realised that there was a lack of women activists in our society; Ukraine is male-oriented and women take a passive role." [7] According to Hutsol the skills she acquired during her time with Tina Karol have helped FEMEN's "public relations". [5] FEMEN's main choice of action is topless demonstrations. [8] The group started protesting against prostitution in Ukraine [9] [10] and broadened their agenda to women's rights and civil rights in Ukraine and around the world.[ citation needed]
Hutsol wanted to seek representation for FEMEN in the Verkhovna Rada in January 2011; [11] but FEMEN did not take part in the October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. [12] [13]
On 16 November 2012 Hutsol was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation at Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg as a person barred from entering Russia. [14] [15] She was deported back to her point of departure Paris. [14]
Late August 2013 Shevchenko and several fellow FEMEN-members have fled out of Ukraine fearing for their lives and freedom. [16] [17] [18] Hutsol requested for asylum in Switzerland in 2013, but the authorities rejected her request on 27 March 2014. [19]