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#BoycottCyprus Twitter Campaign for 19-Year-Old Brit - Criticism of the British Press

vretanida1 Animals, Case of Mass Rape

The case of the 19-year-old British woman, who was found guilty yesterday by the court for the crime of public harm, after the false accusation of rape by 12 Israelis, is making the rounds of the world. Relevant reports were hosted by with the BBC, The Sun, the Euronews, Their Times, The The Washington Post, the Fox News, the CNN and Al Jazeera.

London: "Serious Concerns" over the process that led to the sentencing of the 19-year-old

The British government has expressed concern over whether the 19-year-old was given a fair trial, with British Foreign Secretary Dominique Raab saying he would raise the issue with the Cypriot authorities.

The British media, in detail, record everything that took place in recent months, raising in turn concerns about the proceedings followed by the court. Some even criticize the Cypriot justice, stating that he did not protect the 19-year-old at all. In particular, the Daily Mail reports that "her reputation was shattered, she lost her place at university and is so injured that she relies on stress medication. "She has been trapped on the island since July and only the financial and emotional support from her mother keeps her."

A 19-year-old victim of state revanchism

For its part, h Guardian, notes that despite the fact that the 19-year-old was released on bail, "she was forced to hand over her passport, while she was constantly transported from one place to another".

"They had other plans"

As the Daily Mail, the young woman had come to Cyprus for summer work, staying in a common room with other Britons. According to the Daily Mail, he soon met a 21-year-old Israeli, with the two of them going out together at night.

On the night of July 16, they had arranged to meet in the hotel room where the Israeli was staying, without knowing his friends' plans for her. The young woman told the court that the young people from Israel turned out to want to have an orgy with her.

#BoycottCyprus on Twitter

The sentencing of the 19-year-old provoked strong reactions among the British, who raise the issue of the treatment of rape victims in Cyprus. In fact, a hashtag campaign was launched on twitter #BoycottCyprus, calling on the British not to visit Cyprus.

At the same time, twitter users express their support for the young woman with the hashtag #IBelieveHer and call on the British authorities to help so that he can return to the country safely.