MONCTON, NB, CANADA – A Moncton, New Brunswick, court condemned a nudist to 45 days in jail. Marc Langlais, a Quebec resident who owns tourist properties in Cap Pele, a coastal town in the neighboring province, was also barred for two years from entering any of the three beaches in the area where he had [...]
MADRID, SPAIN – This past Saturday (June 7, 2008), seven members of a group of nudist activists calling themselves Pronudista demonstrated in Plaza de Neptuno, a square in the center of Madrid. The nude protesters demanded the right to amble about naked in public places. Technically, public nudity isn’t a crime in this country, a [...]
JUNE 8, 2008 – Yesterday, The World Naked Bike Ride held its northern hemisphere segment in about 70 cities, drawing the usual media frenzy which it seeks to create public awareness about automobile pollution and oil dependency. The fourth annual protest isn’t a naturist event, but counts on the participation of many nudists. The slogan [...]
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MONTPELIER, VERMONT, USA – Jun 8, 2008 – The World Naked Bike Ride, the annual protest against the automobile culture, isn’t reserved to big metropolises, as the media would have you believe. Yesterday’s edition took place in about 70 cities in the northern hemisphere, including Paris, France, as well as quaint Montpelier, capital of Vermont, [...]
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Recently we reported that authorities in Alicante, Spain, had voted to criminalize nudism on its main beach, Postiguet. Now comes the news, according to Spanish media, that the same municipality is considering turning the beach into a muslim-only venue, a first in the Western world. Beach goers would be required to wear appropriate Muslim beachwear, [...]
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SPAIN – A recent ordinance passed by the municipality of Alicante, Spain, prohibiting nudity on beaches not explicitly signed as clothing optional is being loudly denounced by Osiris, the local nudist association. Since non-sexual public nudity isn’t a crime in Spain, one observer noted that in Alicante one could now walk freely on city streets [...]
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KERIKERI, NEW ZEALAND – This week, an attractive young Israeli tourist visiting New Zealand was more than a little bothered by construction workers whistling and catcalling as she walked by. In retaliation, the woman removed all of her clothing until she stood naked, effectively silencing the bewildered blue collars, as well as stopping local traffic. [...]
ALICANTE, SPAIN – It’s expected that next Monday (May 19, 2008), the Alicante municipal council will pass a series of new by-laws affecting Playa del Postiguet, the city’s most popular beach. News rules will severely penalize nudity outside of zones where it’s explicitly permitted with fines that could reach into the hundreds, if not thousands [...]
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VERACRUZ, MEXICO – Yesterday, a 34 year-old man visiting from Chiapas state decided to take a dip off Playa Linda in Veracruz, Mexico, wearing only the suit he was born with. As it was a day of national celebration, there were a lot people to witness the incident and it wasn’t long before the man [...]
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New York native Spencer Tunick continues his long term project of photographing massive numbers of nudes in one take, this time taking to the streets of Cork (June 17) and Dublin (June 21), two major cities in Ireland. Tunick has already started his volunteer model recruitment drive via a website dedicated to the event ((www.spencertunickireland.ie). [...]
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