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19 July 2008 1974-2008 Thirty-four years of Turkish occupation CYPRUS End the illegal Turkish occupation 18 March 2008
1 December 2007 Cyprus and Middle Eastern politics November 2007 Britain’s unethical and short sighted policy on Cyprus 15 July 2007 1974-2007 Thirty-three years of Turkish occupation CYPRUS End the illegal Turkish occupation |
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| MAY 2007 | Lobby for Cyprus fact sheet
May 2007 Lobby joins Cyprus president in refuting Turkish Cypriot claims |
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| 31 MAR 2007 | Lobby for Cyprus presentation
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| MAR 2007 | Lobby for Cyprus fact sheet
March 2007 Turkey and demographics changes – ‘ours is all right, his is not Turkey creates an enemy, is ‘angered’ when he is murdered Solution to Cyprus division simple |
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| DEC 2006 |  Turkey is still unfit to join the EU – Commission Report 8 November 2006 The European Commission reported on Turkey’s progress in preparing for EU membership following the opening of accession negotiations in October 2005. This makes dismal reading – in relation to each of the main criteria – political, economic, its capacity to assume the obligations of membership and EU-Turkey relations – Turkey has failed to deliver. read more» |
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| 16 JULY 2005 | CYPRUS The Turkish occupation continues Why are we demonstrating? In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus, illegally dividing the island and committing war crimes and mass human rights abuses. Hundreds of thousands of Greek Cypriots were ethnically cleansed by the Turkish army. We are protesting because ... read more> download and print as pdf leaflet> 31 years of Turkish occupation MASS MURDER 6,000 Greek Cypriots were massacred, many of them tortured to death. |
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| 29 JUN 2005 |  Time to actIf you have a property in the occupied area that has been exploited by illegal trespassers, in particular EU citizens, Lobby for Cyprus will be pleased to advise and assist you in relation to preparing legal proceedings against them... please put together the evidence required and prepare for action: • A title-deed – a clear title, which is in your name and not one that belongs to your parents, uncles or relatives. read statement> |
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| 29 APR 2005 | British policy towards Cyprus: a pre-election assesment British released documents for 1974 The 1974 British Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence documents released on the 1 January... expose beyond any doubt the partitionist British policy followed before, during and most importantly right after the Turkish invasion, a policy that inevitably led with mathematical accuracy to the Annan plan today... they eagerly promised to help Ecevit proceed with the invasion when they agreed to prevent Greece from rushing troops in aid of Cyprus. read more> |
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| 22 JAN 2005 |  Property is theftGiven that over 92 percent of property in occupied Cyprus is Greek Cypriot, Church, or Republic of Cyprus government owned, it can be safely assumed that very little development has been carried out with the wishes of the legitimate owners. read statement> |
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| 10 SEP 2004 | Buying property in the occupied north of Cyprus is illegal 92 percent of the legitimate title-deed holders of the north continue to be the Greek Cypriot refugees who were forcibly removed in 1974... read more> download pdf file of leaflet> |
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| 20 APR 2004 | Perceived advantages v disadvantages of Annan plan 5 On 1 April 2004, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly that Turkey is unfit to join the EU, citing a long list of concerns, including torture, lack of democracy, imprisonment of political opponents, the influence of the army, persecution of minorities... Despite this assessment by the EU, it is envisaged that Turkey should be a guarantor power... read more> |
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| 23 MAR 2004 | Press release Lobby for Cyprus seminar: The Annan Plan: is it a just and viable settlement? |
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| 11 MAR 2004 | The Annan plan means: ... NO to the human rights that are enjoyed by the rest of the European Union’s citizens... read more> |
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| 04 MAR 2004 | Will it work? At this crucial time in our history Lobby for Cyprus has considered the viability of the Annan Plan. We have some serious reservations... read more> |
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| 01 FEB 2004 | No compromise on freedoms of movement, settlement and ownership |
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| 16 JAN 2004 | ‘Turkey invades Cyprus by land sea and air at first light today’ Evening Standard, 20 July 1974 "Turkey’s confiscation of property belonging to the Greek Cypriots following the 1974 invasion amounts to a denial of their rights under Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention... read more> |
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| 30 JUL 2003 | No compromise on freedoms of movement, settlement and ownership It has recently been reported that the European Union, which hitherto has been firm on not making exceptional arrangements regarding harmonisation of candidate countries... read more> |
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18 DEC 2002 |
We accuse the United Nations of: Conspiring to legitimise aggression and foreign occupation Being in breach of its own charter and resolutions on Cyprus Attempting to legalise the theft of our lands Attempting to impose an illegal settlement upon the Cypriot people |
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| 15 NOV 2002 | The UN wants to reward the thief who stole our land, our homes and properties |
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30 JUL 2002 |
Who wants Turkey in Europe? It has been stated by various sources that Turkey’s intransigence on the Cyprus issue is an obstacle to Turkey gaining entry to the European Union... read more> |
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08 JUL 2002 |
A call on the British Government to fulfil its legal obligations in Cyprus On 20 July 1974 Turkey brutally invaded Cyprus, murdered 6,000 Greek Cypriot civilians (1% of total population), ethnically cleansed 200,000 Greek Cypriots (30% of total population), occupied 37% of the island and created a puppet apartheid regime that forbids anyone of Greek name or origin to enter... read more> |
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| 24 APR 2002 | Special message: to all Greek Cypriot refugees and property owners More than 90% of land in the part of Cyprus illegally occupied by Turkey is owned by Greek Cypriots... read more> |
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| 24 APR 2002 | The refugees’ right to return, their rights to compensation and the need for international aid for resettlement The legitimacy of the Greek Cypriot refugees to realise their title-deeds and reclaim what is rightfully theirs is, as we know, upheld by international law. Further, it is a right underpinned by the landmark decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the Titina Loizidou v Turkey case of 1996... read more> |
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| 24 APR 2002 | Deportation of illegal immigrants or a financial package and repatriation? As priority talks on the Cyprus issue proceed, Lobby for Cyprus wishes respectfully to draw your attention to some key matters that should be on the agenda: illegal immigration and the rights of the refugees... read more> |
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| 07 DEC 2001 | What has changed? Now the dust has settled after the September 11 attacks, we may well ask what has changed since then, concerning Cyprus... read more> |
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| 03 DEC 2000 | To the Government of Cyprus and all refugees We, the Ayios Amvrosites – inhabitants of the Kyrenia district, Lobby for Cyprus and the supporters of our protest, call upon the Government of the Republic of Cyprus not to be drawn into any comprehensive settlement that: denies the refugees... read more> |
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| 03 DEC 2000 | Hypocrisy of United Nations 'non documents' We declare our resolve to demonstrate for the restoration our human and legal rights as enshrined in EU and wider international law. We show our determination to reclaim, rebuild and return (should we so wish) to our lands and properties... read more> |
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| 08 JUL 2002 |
A call on the British Government to fulfil its legal obligations in Cyprus On 20 July 1974 Turkey brutally invaded Cyprus, murdered 6,000 Greek Cypriot civilians (1% of total population), ethnically cleansed 200,000 Greek Cypriots (30% of total population), occupied 37% of the island and created a puppet apartheid regime that forbids anyone of Greek name or origin to enter... read more> |
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| 26 JUN 2000 | Goodbye to property exchanges and compensation for loss of owership Lobby for Cyprus, the voice of the Greek Cypriot refugees, has always stood alone in campaigning against any purported solution to the Cyprus issue which involves compulsory property exchanges or compensation based schemes... read more> |
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| 31 JAN 2000 | The spider's web? According to the December 1999 decision of the Helsinki Summit, Turkey is to be considered as a candidate member of the EU. However, conditions and criteria have been attached, most important of which (concerning Cyprus)... read more> |
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| 28 JAN 2000 | Who's afraid of a settlement? Denktash fears the accession of Cyprus to the EU because it will mean the termination of Turkey's 'rights' over Cyprus... read more> |
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| 24 DEC 1999 | Lobby for Cyprus millennium message In this season of goodwill we long for the freedom to pray in the holy places of our occupied lands... read more> |
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31 DEC 1999 |
Turkey – civilised state or terrorist state? A state that is signatory to two international conventions against torture and yet has the stigma of using systematic torture and violating the human rights of its own people, especially those accused of 'political crimes'... read more> |
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| 20 JUL 1999 | 25 years of Turkish occupation 20 July and 14 August mark the black anniversary of the brutal Turkish invasions of the Republic of Cyprus in 1974. In Cyprus, the Turkish army committed war crimes of: mass murder... read more> |
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| 06 MAY 1999 | Co-ordinator's statement The political work that Lobby performs at so many different levels – organising seminars; producing quarterly bulletins, newsletters and policy statements directed at the key policy makers in the world; staging demonstrations; meeting key political and government figures – is vital if we are to have any input on the Cyprus issue... read more> |
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| 03 MAR 1999 | Turkey Snubs European Court of Human Rights The friends of Turkey bemoan its exclusion from the exclusive European club. The treatment accorded to Turkey during the Luxembourg Summit for EU candidate countries (where out of 12 candidate countries, Turkey was not invited)... read more> |
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| 05 SEP 1998 | History must not repeat itself in Cyprus 20 July and 14 August marked the grim anniversary of the two Turkish invasions of Cyprus in 1974. 24 years on, Turkey occupies one third of the Republic of Cyprus in violation of over 90 United Nations and Security Council resolutions... read more> |
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| 31 AUG 1998 | The Turkey v Loizidou case – the political fallout Lobby statement as published in The Cyprus Weekly, 23 August 1998. The significance of this case is not so much in its financial impact but in the political repercussions. The idea of offering Greek Cypriot refugees exchange of properties or compensation in order to surrender ownership of their land... read more> |
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| 28 AUG 1998 | Turkish ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean The Sunday Times reported on 31 May 1998 that the MoD and Foreign Office are preparing contingency plans for a massive evacuation of the island of Cyprus this summer "because of mounting fears over war in Cyprus"... read more> |
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08 MAY 1998 |
Violation of human rights by Turkey Ismail Cem, Turkey's Foreign Minister recently complained that the European Union had offered Turkey only a "third class ticket" on the train of accession to the European Union. Others would say that Turkey was extremely fortunate to have even been considered for membership given its appalling tradition of human rights abuses... read more> Fact file: Violation of human rights in Turkey Fact file: Violation of human rights by Turkey in Cyprus |
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| 20 JAN 1998 | Divide and rule According to Rauf Denktash, leader of Ankara's puppet apartheid regime in occupied Cyprus, intercommunal talks have come to an end as a result of the European Union's recent invitation to Cyprus for accession talks... read more> |
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03 FEB 1998 |
No apartheid in Cyprus In 1974 Turkey illegally invaded the Republic of Cyprus: 200,000 Greek Cypriots were ethnically cleansed from their ancestral homes; 6,000 Greek Cypriots including civilians were murdered or tortured to death... read more> |
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| 20 JAN 1998 | Cyprus must not be held hostage by Turkey The people of Cyprus congratulate the European Union for having the courage to take a decisive stand against consistent intimidation and blackmail by Turkey... European Union fact file |
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| 01 JAN 1998 | Lobby for Cyprus message for 1998 In this season of goodwill we long for the freedom to pray in the holy places of our occupied lands... read more> |
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15 JAN 1998 |
Turkey – a rotten apple unfit for European Union membership A country desperate for membership of the European Union. A country that is signatory to two international conventions against torture, and yet has an unenviable reputation for systematic torture and human rights violations. Amnesty international has reported widely on the country's deteriorating human rights record, on the 'disappearances' and extrajudicial executions... read more> |
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| 15 JAN 1998 | Why we must not appease Turkey Appeasing agressors never works. It did not work with Nazi Germany, or more recently Saddam's Iraq. So why should it now work with Demirel's Turkey?... read more> |
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| 15 JAN 1998 | 90% of heroin in the UK is smuggled in from Turkey and occupied Cyprus British Customs and Excise have seized more than one ton of Turkish heroin entering the United Kingdom, within a three month period in the summer of 1997 (£100 million street value)... read more> |
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15 JAN 1998 |
Boycott holidays in the occupied north of Cyprus Do not help Turkey profit from its crimes against humanity; show your solidarity with the people of Cyprus – do not use their stolen homes and properties... read more> |
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| 15 JAN 1998 | United Nations recognises right of refugees to return The United Nations Commission in a meeting in Geneva on 28 August 1997, adopted two resolutions confirming the right of refugees that have been forced to leave their homes, to return to them... read more> |
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| 28 AUG 1997 | Lobby statement at Pseka conference Undoubtedly, we are all here this week, because we share the same desire and undiminished determination, to see an end to the illegal occupation and division of our country... read more> |
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| 15 AUG 1996 | Lobby commemorates Tassos Isaac and Solomos Solomou Tassos and Solomos, you gave your lives for a country without borders, for the right to return to your parental homes and for the removal from Cyprus of the flag of oppression, of murder and brutality, the flag of division and occupation... read more> |
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| JUL 1997 | UK election news The British General election is over and after 18 years of Tory rule, a Labour Government has been sworn into office... read more> |
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| We honour those who fell we honour those who paid the ultimate price, fighting for freedom in Cyprus against Atilla... read more> |
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