Topless protest of women in Paris was not against burqa, investigation found the claim misleading

New Delhi: Recently a video went viral on social media, in which a large number of women were protesting half naked. These women also had some posters in their hands. Regarding this video, it was claimed that Kurdish women in Paris have protested for freedom from the burqa. Many people shared this video on Twitter with the same claim. However, in the fact check of the Vigilant team, this claim was found to be misleading.

What was the claim regarding the video?

First of all, let us tell you what was claimed on social media regarding this video of women’s protest. A user named Deepak Sharma posted the video on …or Lillah.’

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Another user Chandan Sharma also shared this video of women’s protest with a similar claim. Posting this video, he/she wrote, ‘This video is going very viral. Should burqa be banned in India also? When will Indian Muslim women get freedom from burqa? There should be movement here also. The whole world is troubled by the black tarpaulin. At many places, Muslim women have protested against the burqa by being half naked, which we all should support. First of all, look at the posts which have been made on social media with misleading claims.

What is the whole truth of the video?

To know the truth of this video, the alert team first searched on Google by writing ‘why women protest in paris’. Here we get the website published on 27 November 2024 Harzindagi.com Found an article in which it was told that hundreds of people in Paris have gone topless and raised slogans and demonstrated against the violence against women.

This protest was organized by international organizations working for women’s rights. ‘Femen France OIO’ Was organized by. After this, we searched about this organization on social media and found pictures, videos of the protest and complete information about it on their Instagram account.

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Posting photos of the protest, ‘Femen France OIO’ wrote, ‘On November 24, 100 Femen activists protested against violence against women in Paris. These workers came from all over the world. She spoke out for women suffering from religious rule, wars and dictatorship. This demonstration took place in front of the Louvre Museum.

During the demonstration, ‘Song of Equality’ was sung in Persian language under the leadership of Victoria Guggenheim. The song symbolizes the resistance of Iranian women. After this, every worker removed the black veil covering his/her face, which was a symbol of freedom. Slogans of resistance were also written on his/her body. Removing the veil was not just a symbolic one. This was a declaration to the world that she would not remain silent, she could not be erased.

conclusion

Posting a video of women protesting in Paris with the claim that these women are raising their voice against the burqa is completely misleading. This protest by activists associated with Femen France OIO was against all forms of violence against women. It was to support his/her independent thinking.