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Island has been a backwater for women’s rights, but Briton’s case has emboldened activists Until recently, gender politics had appeared to have passed Cyprus by; the women’s movement, too. But with astonishing speed both have taken the country by storm in an outpouring of support for a British teenager convicted of fabricating her own rape by 12 Israeli youths.On an island where feminism is...

Psychologist says woman was suffering from condition when she retracted claim of gang-rape to policeA British teenager found guilty by a Cypriot court of lying about being gang-raped was suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when she retracted her claims, but that was not fully taken into account during the trial, her psychologist has told the Guardian.Dr Christine Tizzard, a chartered consultant psychologist who...

Woman, 19, to go on trial after revoking claim she was raped by 12 Israeli touristsHuman rights and feminist groups are calling for Cypriot authorities to drop the case against a British teenager accused of falsely claiming she was raped by 12 Israeli tourists in a hotel room.The 19-year-old, who reported the alleged assault almost three months ago but was then arrested after revoking...