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Libyan Woman Who Accused Gaddafi’s Forces of Rape Remains Missing Following Arrest

HeadlineMar 30, 2011

An alleged victim of rape by Gaddafi’s forces in Libya remains missing four days after she was arrested for telling her story to international journalists. The woman, Eman al-Obeidi, was detained after bursting into a hotel full of reporters in Tripoli and recounting her ordeal. She has not been in public since. Obeidi’s mother said she was offered bribes to pressure her daughter to recant her accusations.

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