Cyprus false rape claim trial: The women rallying for British teenager
Protesters say they believe the British woman's rape claimThese were just a few of many banners, placards and posters waved by a crowd of women's rights activists, who stood and chanted messages of solidarity for a British teenager in Paralimni, Cyprus.
There has been international criticism regarding the fairness of the trial, and the controversial case has united women's rights groups and activists from both Cyprus and Israel.Noa Borstein, a journalist and activist from Israel, tells me that she travelled"with 60 women on two planes and two buses from Tel Aviv" to be here.
"People shouldn't trust the government. Governments should always be in question and the government in Cyprus isn't used to that.
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