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A topless activist of women’s rights group FEMEN hangs from a bridge as they stage a protest against Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani visit to Paris, France, January 28, 2016 © Charles Platiau / Reuters
by Margot Pierce

A topless FEMEN activist hung from a bridge in Paris on Thursday, staging a fake execution to protest Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani visit to the city. The woman, who was hanging from Debilly bridge, had the Iranian flag painted across her chest and a banner above her head that read “Welcome Rouhani, executioner of freedom.”

The Iranian president visited Paris to sign off on a business deal between the two countries.“We organized this public display as a little reminder of the fact that every year, more than 800 people are sentenced to death in his country,” said FEMEN France spokesperson Sarah Constantin, as quoted by Reuters.

via RT