The co-founder of the Femen, Oksana Chatchko, found dead in her apartment in Paris

Ukrainian activist Oksana Chatchko, co-founder and former member of the feminist group of Femen, was found dead in her apartment, in Paris , announced Tuesday, July 24, to AFP, Inna Shevchenko, leader of the organization. "Oksana was found yesterday in Paris in her apartment, she committed suicide" she told the news agency. She was 31 years old.

In the morning, Anna Goutsol, another co-founder of the movement, also confirmed her death on her Facebook page (in English and Ukrainian) while remaining cautious about the causes of his death: "The bravest (…) Oksana Chatchko has pbaded away, we are mourning with her family and her family and we are waiting for the official version of the police. we know that (…) Oksana's body was found in her apartment in Paris, according to her friends, she left a letter of suicide. "

The Femen group published, still on Facebook, a tribute to " one of the most remarkable women of our time, one of the greatest fighters having fought hard against the injustices she had to face, against the injustices of our society" . With three other activists, Oksana Chatchko founded the feminist movement, which became known for its bad actions in April 2008 in Kiev, Ukraine. Exiled in France since 2013, the young woman left the organization and continued her work as an artist painter.