Three founders of the feminist protest group Femen have fled Ukraine, saying they feared for their safety. Earlier this week, Ukrainian police said they found weapons at Femen's Kyiv offices.
Alexandra Shevchenko, Anna Hutsol and Yana Zhdanova “have fled Ukraine fearing for their lives and for their liberty,” according to a statement published on Femen’s website on Saturday.
The Femen statement said the trio decided to leave Ukraine after police called them in for questioning on Friday. Femen also said its founding members would “continue their activities in Europe,” without saying where they had gone.
