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Embargoed! continues “to punch above its weight”
Embargoed! returned a new committee and heard about the group’s progress to lift the isolation on North Cyprus at its Annual General Meeting on Monday 26 July. During a packed session at a central London venue, chair Fevzi Hussein informed members how the group continues “to punch above its weight”, undertaking a range of... »
BBC World Service podcast: “Witness – a divided island”
A recent programme on BBC World Service includes witness statements about the events that took place during 1974 in Cyprus. The intention is to allow those who were actually there to present their experiences of what happened to them. The intention is not to analyse the reasons for these events but instead to describe... »
Greek Cypriot “High Commissioner” in London celebrates 20th July Peace Operations Day!
ATCA, together with the Southwark Cypriot Turkish Association and the Cyprus Turkish Association, handed a letter to the Greek Cypriot “High Commissioner” (Mr. Alexandros N. Zenon) in St James’s Square London yesterday afternoon to mark the 36th anniversary celebrations for Turkey’s Peace Operation. The letter was accompanied by a black wreath and a bottle... »
River Daniel, age 13, tries to understand the Cyprus Problem
It is soon Peace and Freedom Day as some of us know, and it commemorates the day Turkish troops came to help Turkish Cypriots become independent, explaining the massive celebration for Turkish Cypriots and why many Greek Cypriots dislike the day. My name is River Daniel and I’m trying to understand the problem between... »
J-Lo’s agents are “spineless, gutless and cowardly”
Letter sent to J lo’s agents Sunday, 11 July, 2010, 9:55 Spineless, Gutless and Cowardly. These are words that best describe your and Ms Lopez’s action of cancelling the agreement with a Hotel to help launch its opening in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The Greeks and Greek Cypriots have been terrorising Turkish... »
J-Lo, we ask you to rethink your cancelled concert in North Cyprus
To: Jennifer Lopez CARA LEWIS William Morris Agency LLC1325 Avenue of the Americas New York NY 10019 13th July 2010 Dear Miss Lopez CANCELLATION OF YOUR SHOW IN TURKISH CYPRUS Embargoed! (do check our website at www.facebook.com.) is a human rights organisation that fights for the lifting of the isolation imposed on Turkish Cypriots... »
J-Lo says NO to North Cyprus
J-Lo is hitting headlines once again, but this time it’s not for the size of her derriere! After agreeing to perform at the opening launch of the Cratos Premium hotel in North Cyprus, she caved in to Greek and Greek Cypriot pressure and abruptly cancelled the concert. J-Lo once sang “Love Don’t Cost a... »
100,000 people needed to sign petition for TRNC recognition
You have to admire the effort put into this by the petition creators. They are looking for 100,000 signatures (or is it 200,000?) and $250 in donations. Hopefully they’ve worked out what they’ll do when they get the signatures as very few petitions work unless backed up by action, e.g. vote for an MP... »
Jennifer Lopez to pay business in North Cyprus $40 million in damages?
Cratos Hotel in northern Cyprus has threatened Jennifer Lopez with a $40 million lawsuit after she cancelled a concert there for ‘political’ reasons. The chief executive of the Turkish company which runs the hotel and casino complex said that unless she changed her mind about the July 24 booking the company had no alternative... »
Turkish Cypriot Direct Trade with EU “to be imposed”
The Cyprus Mail is quoting international relations expert, Hubert Faustmann, as saying that Direct Trade with EU for Turkish Cypriots will be imposed on Cyprus by the end of the year. In exchange Greek Cypriots will getting the Ankara Protocol which means it will then have flights and trade with Turkey. The reason for... »
