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Anna Liedtke, Gaza flotilla activist, files rape complaint over Israeli detention
Anna Liedtke, a 25-year-old German activist arrested after her boat was intercepted while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, has filed a criminal complaint alleging rape in Israeli custody. According to The Guardian, she claims she was sexually assaulted by female guards during a strip search at Givon Prison in October 2025. More than a dozen participants in the same flotilla have reported similar sexual assaults in detention. A formal complaint has been submitted to Israel's Attorney General. Parallel investigations are underway in Australia and France.