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Report: Receiving Asylum, Iman Al-Obeidi Arrives In U.S.

Iman al-Obeidi, who said she spent two days in detention after being arrested at a checkpoint in Tripoli, Libya, and was sexually assaulted by up to 15 men while in custody, shouted as she told her story at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli on Saturday (March 26, 2011). Jerome Delay/AP hide caption

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Report: Receiving Asylum, Iman Al-Obeidi Arrives In U.S.

July 29, 2011 • The Libyan woman, who made news after bursting into a Tripoli hotel filled with foreign journalist to tell her story of repeated rapes, will reside in the United States permanently.

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Qatar Sends Iman Al-Obeidi Back To Libya; She Raised Rape Allegations

June 2, 2011 • The Libyan woman burst on to the cable news networks and front pages in March with a dramatic appearance at the Tripoli hotel where journalists are staying. She said she had been held for days and raped repeatedly by Gadhafi loyalists.

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Woman Who Accused Gadhafi Supporters Of Rape Now In Tunisia

May 9, 2011 • The young Libyan attorney who recounted a graphic and harrowing ordeal of rape and torture has now escaped across the Libyan border to Tunisia, according to CNN.

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, on Iman al-Obeidi

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Iman al-Obeidi shouted as she told her story at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli on Saturday (March 26, 2011). Jerome Delay/AP hide caption

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Iman Al-Obeidi: 'I Want My Freedom'

April 12, 2011 • In her first interview without Gadhafi regime officials listening in, the Libyan woman whose story of being raped and kept prisoner for several days has made headlines around the world describes in detail what she says happened.

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, on Iman al-Obeidi

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Libya's Iman Al-Obeidi Appeals To Aid Groups: 'See How Life Is Here'

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Libya's Iman Al-Obeidi Appeals To Aid Groups: 'See How Life Is Here'

April 7, 2011 • In an interview with CNN, the woman whose story of allegedly being raped and beaten by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has gotten attention around the world, says she is grateful for the international support she's getting.

Iman al-Obeidi, who said she spent two days in detention after being arrested at a checkpoint in Tripoli, Libya, and was sexually assaulted by up to 15 men while in custody, shouted as she told her story at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli on Saturday (March 26, 2011). Jerome Delay/AP hide caption

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Iman Al-Obeidi: 'Every Day I Am Beaten'

April 4, 2011 • The Libyan woman's dramatic appearance at a Tripoli hotel filled with journalists ended with her being dragged away by authorities. Now she isn't in prison, but says she is beaten by police when she leaves her home.

Iman Al-Obeidi: 'Every Day I Am Beaten'

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Iman al-Obeidi, who said she spent two days in detention after being arrested at a checkpoint in Tripoli, Libya, and was sexually assaulted by up to 15 men while in custody, shouted as she told her story at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli on Saturday (March 26, 2011). Jerome Delay/AP hide caption

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Where Is Iman Al-Obeidi?

March 28, 2011 • The woman who burst into a Tripoli hotel with shocking accusations of rape and torture at the hands of Moammar Gadhafi's supporters has been freed, the regime claims. Her parents dispute that report.