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10th June 2011, 07:22
FYI:
London woman says photo of U.S. lesbian blogger 'kidnapped in Syria' is actually her
Jelena Lecic said: 'I don't know how this happened, I've never met her. This has put me in danger'
Blogger's 'girlfriend' admits she's never met her
Story of alleged kidnap was reported across the globe
The reported kidnap of a U.S. lesbian blogger in Syria has come into question after a woman in Britain claimed that photos being used to call for her release are actually her.
Thousands of campaigners joined protest groups after media outlets across the world reported that Amina Arraf, a blogger known for her frank posts about her sexuality and her open criticism of President Bashar Assad had been detained.
But a woman in London came forward today claiming the photos being circulated were actually her, raising questions about the existence of the blogger.
Jelena Lecic found out that pictures of her were being used by the blogger when she saw her photo used next to an article in a British newspaper.
It reported that on Monday the supposed U.S. citizen was bundled into a car by three men in their 20s in civilian clothes in Damascus, the capital of Syria, where homosexuality is illegal.
Miss Lecic believes that her identity was stolen about a year ago, when her Facebook photographs appeared on another person's profile.
An activist with the Local Coordination Committees, a group which helps documents the protests calling for an end to the Assad regime, had confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that Arraf had been taken.
But on Wednesday, the same activist said the group had ‘no independent confirmation’ and had reported it based on an entry by Arraf’s cousin on her ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’ blog and from two people who claimed to be friends but who also got the information from the blog.
‘As far as we know, nobody's emerged who has actually met her,’ the activist said.
On Tuesday news outlets across the globe reported the story of Amina Arraf, who it was claimed wrote a blog called ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’, a mixture of erotic prose and updates about Syria's uprising, including her participation in anti-regime protests.
source to read more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001186/Does-kidnapped-U-S-lesbian-blogger-Amina-Arraf-Syria-actually-exist.html
London woman says photo of U.S. lesbian blogger 'kidnapped in Syria' is actually her
Jelena Lecic said: 'I don't know how this happened, I've never met her. This has put me in danger'
Blogger's 'girlfriend' admits she's never met her
Story of alleged kidnap was reported across the globe
The reported kidnap of a U.S. lesbian blogger in Syria has come into question after a woman in Britain claimed that photos being used to call for her release are actually her.
Thousands of campaigners joined protest groups after media outlets across the world reported that Amina Arraf, a blogger known for her frank posts about her sexuality and her open criticism of President Bashar Assad had been detained.
But a woman in London came forward today claiming the photos being circulated were actually her, raising questions about the existence of the blogger.
Jelena Lecic found out that pictures of her were being used by the blogger when she saw her photo used next to an article in a British newspaper.
It reported that on Monday the supposed U.S. citizen was bundled into a car by three men in their 20s in civilian clothes in Damascus, the capital of Syria, where homosexuality is illegal.
Miss Lecic believes that her identity was stolen about a year ago, when her Facebook photographs appeared on another person's profile.
An activist with the Local Coordination Committees, a group which helps documents the protests calling for an end to the Assad regime, had confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that Arraf had been taken.
But on Wednesday, the same activist said the group had ‘no independent confirmation’ and had reported it based on an entry by Arraf’s cousin on her ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’ blog and from two people who claimed to be friends but who also got the information from the blog.
‘As far as we know, nobody's emerged who has actually met her,’ the activist said.
On Tuesday news outlets across the globe reported the story of Amina Arraf, who it was claimed wrote a blog called ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’, a mixture of erotic prose and updates about Syria's uprising, including her participation in anti-regime protests.
source to read more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001186/Does-kidnapped-U-S-lesbian-blogger-Amina-Arraf-Syria-actually-exist.html