Topless women bare all in protest after police threaten to arrest semi-nude sunbathers (Photos)

Topless women have flooded the streets of Argentina in protest after police kicked semi-nude sunbathers off a beach and threatened to arrest them.

Dozens of demonstrators bared all in a bid to defy officers as protests erupted near the famous Obelisk monument in Buenos Aires.

They were joined by hundreds of fully clothed protesters under the slogan “our breasts should not be censored”.

Some activists painted “censor this” across their chests after whipping off their bras.

Demonstrator Grace Prounesti Piquet, 33, said: “In many places, when a woman reports gender violence, they don’t listen, but when a woman shows her breasts they send so many police.”

Last month officers descended onto a popular holiday beach where three women were sunbathing topless.

The trio refused to put their tops back on during the bizarre stand-off with police.

They said officers threatened to arrest them and call in reinforcement – forcing the friends to leave.

-The Mirror