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Woman gives first TV interview and maintains she was coerced into retracting allegations Cyprus police have denied they mishandled investigations into the rape claim of a British teenager, who said in her first TV interview that she was forced to withdraw her complaint.The tourist, who recounted her ordeal in an ITV documentary broadcast on 14 April, maintained she was gang-raped by 12 Israelis in...

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...

Foreign Office under pressure to get Cypriot authorities to move case to front of queueThe British teenager allegedly gang-raped in Cyprus could face a three-year wait to exhaust the legal process relating to her conviction for lying. The long delay increases pressure on the Foreign Office to lobby Cyprus to expedite the appeal process.The student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was ruled...

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...