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Eman al-Obeidi: Sued for Being Raped in Libya

The horrors for Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who accused Gaddafi’s soldiers of rape to a hotel-full of journalists just keep getting worse. Eliza Griswold on how rape victims in the Middle East are doubly traumatized.

Eliza Griswold
Eliza Griswold
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Eman al-Obeidi attempts to explain her story to journalists at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya, on Mar. 26, 2011. (Photo: EPA / Landov)
Eliza Griswold

Eliza Griswold

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