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Love prevails: Jimena and Shaza are safely back

Lesbophobia knows no boundaries. Persecuted by the family of one of them, Jimena and Shaza travelled first to Dubai, then to Georgia, and were finally detained in Turkey. Español

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"We are stunned, but alright. We can hardly walk. We are in shock, please understand that we need time to recover. We are physically and psychologically exhausted. I want to thank people for their help. Now I would like to see my mother." Thus spoke Jimena Rico, a young Argentine-Spanish woman who was detained with her Egyptian girlfriend in Istanbul, after a week of uncertainty. "