Nudity Protests
 

Half naked and caged activists of the animal rights group 'Igualdad Animal' (Equality Animal) symbolically sit in cages to denounce the slaying of animals to make fur coats, in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (Manu Fernandez)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** Brazilian carnival queen Viviane Castro parades with an image depicting President Barack Obama painted on her left leg during carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. Castro's stomach reads in Portuguese "for sale," a message she said represented the sale of Brazil's Amazon to the U.S. (Folha Imagem, Lalo de Almeida)

An activist of the animal-rights group 'AnimaNaturalis' lays down naked on a giant plate of food during a performance to denounce the consumption of meat on December 15, 2011 in the center of Barcelona. Getty

General view of PeTA volunteer Dana Silvester's body paint print during the 'Bare Skin, Don't Wear Skin' PeTA protest at The Rink at Rockefeller Center on January 5, 2011 in New York City.

Playboy models Victoria Eisermann (L) and Monica Harris pose in a bathtub to highlight the UK's water consumption, during PETA World Water Day Photocall in front of the National Gallery, in Trafalgar Square on March 22, 2011 in London, England. Getty

(EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity. The indignants have come from across the country to protest high levels of unemployment, the austerity measures and what they consider a stagnant and corrupt political system. Getty

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** A model walks her bicycle during a protest against worldwide pollution in Bogota, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. (Fernando Vergara)

Bodypainted PETA (People against the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activists hold their message in a convenient position to avoid arrest for indecent exposure while protesting against the use of animal skins in time for Christmas on December 23, 2011 in Hollywood, California, urging shoppers to give animals a little peace this holiday season. The women, painted as a cow, leopard, snake and tiger, were taken away briefly by police before being allowed back to their position along the busy tourist strip of Hollywood Boulevard. Getty

EDS NOTE NUDITY - South Korean prostitutes in their underwear and covered in body and face paint, and some others wearing mourning clothes, rush to police line after a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and pimps rallied Tuesday near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brothels, with some unsuccessfully attempting to set themselves on fire. AP

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** A woman holds up her bike during the World Naked Bike Ride in Sao Paulo, Saturday, June 14, 2008. Although total nudity is prohibited in public areas in Brazil, the woman was not detained. Of about 200 bikers, police detained only one man after he denied to wear his clothes. (Andre Penner)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** A policemen kicks a man during the World Naked Bike Ride in Sao Paulo, Saturday, June 14, 2008.(Andre Penner)

(EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE CONTAINS PARTIAL NUDITY) Protesters perfom during demonstrations against the influence of bankers and financiers in front of the Reichstagsgebaeude on October 15, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. Thousands of people took to the streets today in cities across Germany in demonstrations inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests in the United States. Activists are demanding an end to the free-wheeling ways of global financial players whom they see as responsible for the current European and American economic woes.

AUGUST 13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity. Several thousand men and women turned out to protest against rape and a woman's right to her body.

Animal rights activists of the AnimaNaturalis international organization stage a naked protest in the middle of the Plaza de Espana square in the centre of Madrid on December 4, 2011, to denounce the slaying of animals to make fur coats. The men and women, covered in red paint that resembled blood, lay down and curled up against each other under a sunny sky in the busy square which is home to several cinemas, cafes and restaurants. Placard reads 'How many lives for a coat?'. Getty

Two nude Peta girls shower on a sidewalk in Holllywood, California on March 22, 2011 in celebration of World Water Day to expose meat's alleged devastating impact on the planet. Getty

EDS NOTE NUDITY Semi naked activists from the Ukrainian female rights group Femen protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy against a ban on driving cars for women in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Sergei Chuzavkov)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** A nude demonstrator gestures towards the police in Malmo, Sweden, Friday Sept. 19, 2008. A street occupation by activists on the fringes of the European Social Forum turned into stone throwing and fighting. (Drago Prvulovic)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** A protester performs during a march to mark the 1968 Tlatelolco plaza "massacre"' in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Hundreds of student demonstrators were killed by men with guns and soldiers on October 2, 1968, ten days before the 1968 Summer Olympics celebrations in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** Employees of LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics lead a protest outside of the LUSH Walnut Street shop, wearing nothing but aprons to urge shoppers to buy products that are free of packaging, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. (Justin Maxon)

** EDS NOTE: NUDITY ** Animal rights activist wearing banderillas, barbed darts which are stabbed into the bull's neck during bullfights, are seen during a protest prior to start the nine day San Fermin Festival on Sunday in Pamplona northern Spain, Saturday, July 5, 2008. (Alvaro Barrientos)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** A policeman sprays pepper gas as he detains a man during the World Naked Bike Ride in Sao Paulo, Saturday, June 14, 2008.(Andre Penner)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** Two models wearing gas masks ride bicycles during a protest against worldwide pollution as a man takes their picture in Bogota, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. (Fernando Vergara)

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** Five models wearing gas masks pose for a photo as they protest worldwide pollution in Bogota, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. (Fernando Vergara)

**EDS NOTE NUDITY** A group of women with their bodies painted march during the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Bogota, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (Fernando Vergara)

**EDS NOTE NUDITY** Women with painted bodies perform during a march against violence against women in San Salvador, Wednesday , Nov. 25 , 2009. Hundreds of people marched Wednesday in honor of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. (Luis Romero)

EDS NOTE NUDITY - Women protest against the high cost of living during a rally marking May Day in the streets of San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday May 1, 2011. Activists filled the streets marking International Workers' Day with skits and marchers that brought attention to the rising cost of living and growing disparities between the rich and poor. AP

EDS NOTE NUDITY - Students, one with her body painted, march to protest a government law project to increase private investments in public universities in Medellin, Colombia, Thursday, April 7, 2011.

Nudity Celebration

** EDS NOTE NUDITY ** Dancers perform on a Vila Isabel samba school float at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. (Natacha Pisarenko)

**EDS NOTE NUDITY** A dancer performs during the parade of the Gavioes da Fiel samba school in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. (Andre Penner)