Femen activists protest in Ikea - picture of the day

This activist from the feminist group Femen is staging her protest in a suburban Ikea store on the outskirts of Paris. It would be easy at first glance to dismiss the activist as being somehow misguided for her topless tactics, as the staff in Ikea may feel, but this group of feminists demonstrate fiercely and bravely on repression and violence around the world. They originate from Ukraine where they campaigned tirelessly against prostitution during the Euro 2012 football competition and we frequently saw images of them feeling the full force of the Ukrainian police's strong-armed approach to detention. On this occasion they are opposing censorship by the seemingly benign Swedish home furniture company which has removed pictures of women from its catalogue for Saudi Arabia as the Islamic state forbids the showing of women with their skin uncovered
Illustration: Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/ AFP/Getty Images