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Policemen on April 19 detained activists of the Femen movement during a protest in Kyiv after a topless protest against against violations of democracy allegedly perpetrated by President Viktor Yanukovych and his government. The protest was timed to coincide with an international conference to collect funds to secure the ruined reactor at Chernobyl power station.Members of the group have been regularly detained following similar protests in January, February and March.