UK woman found guilty of false gang-rape claim lodges appeal in Cyprus

Student, 21, who said Israeli tourists raped her, launches attempt to clear her name in supreme court

A British woman found guilty of fabricating a gang-rape claim while holidaying in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa, has launched an attempt to clear her name before the island's supreme court.

In what lawyers described as a critical day for human rights in Cyprus, the 21-year-old Derbyshire student lodged the appeal as supporters protested outside the Nicosia tribunal.