Topless protest of domestic violence in Turkey

Ukrainian women's rights activists have staged a topless demonstration to protest domestic violence against women in Turkey, just hours after a man shot dead a female relative after she left home following an argument with her husband. Four members of the Femen group, wearing bruise-like makeup, chanted slogans and displayed banners in the one-minute protest in Istanbul to mark International Women's Day on Thursday. They were immediately dragged into a police vehicle and driven away. Police say an allegedly mentally unstable man killed a 40-year-old mother of three in Istanbul earlier Thursday. The Parliament is working on legislation to introduce stiffer punishment for those mistreating and abusing women in the largely patriarchal society.