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'I will not keep silent': Khadija rape case spurs women into action in Morocco – video

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Moroccan teenager Khadija says she was kidnapped at knife-point, then raped, beaten and tortured by 12 men during a two-month ordeal. The case caused outrage, and inspired the #Masaktach – 'I will not keep silent' – campaign, encouraging women to fight back against the pervasive sexual harassment and violence they encounter on Morocco's streets 

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