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[T_C]

Thousands of ordinary people on both sides of Cyprus welcomed with joy and relief the demolition of the divisive wall at Ledra Street. For decades it has functioned as a symbol of hatred and division between the two communities. This why, its demolition filled the majority of the Cyprus people, Greeks and Turks, with feelings of optimism, and as a step towards peace and reunification of Cyprus.

On the morning of Saturday 10th March 2007, the "Initiative for the Opening of the Checkpoints" organized a musical event at the end of Ledra Street to celebrate this important event.

While the event was in progress, a group from the extreme right wing "Chrysi Avgi" (Golden Dawn) and "EFEN" (National Voice of Greek-souled Youth), completely provokingly, tried to invade the event with blue and white flags and banners with two-headed eagles, shouting their known slogans "Good Turk a dead Turk", "Cyprus is Greek", "There is not Greek - Turkish friendship as long as there is Turkish invasion". With raging intentions they attacked some participants of the event. It was obvious that their effort was to create conflict and to disrupt the event. (more)

[free_cyprus]

first question is this why do these people demonstrate in this way and who sponcers them and who gives them the right to come forwards and demonstrate in this hatefull way..................... secondly i believe there is this kind of youth movement in the turkish speaking side of the island to also i believe these youths are sponcered by greek speaking and turksisgh speakign people in power to make it plain and simple they work for the goverments or soo called goverments of cyprus sponcered by greece and turkey................. its a demonstration of devide and rule

[iceman]

Turkish Cypriot
What about the demonstration organised by same type of fascists on the Turkish side last week when the MP's of the two sides organised a friendly football match opposite the Ledra Palace Hotel??
They even went as far as attacking the Turkish Cypriot students for being there!!
These sick people exist on both sides...

[T_C]

They even went as far as attacking the Turkish Cypriot students for being there!!

Are you serious? What the f*** is wrong with them?

[free_cyprus]

they are sponsered byt goverment to do these things to keep people apart its called devide and rule and its called when the meeting take place they will always use the frase look our peopel are angry and the other side says the same thing ......................................i say feck them all....................... further more should such fecking wankers be allowed to demonstrate in a hatefull way by both sides ban the feckersssssssssssssssssssssssss and dont fecking tell em about human rights here its bollox

[iceman]

They even went as far as attacking the Turkish Cypriot students for being there!!

Are you serious? What the f*** is wrong with them?

Yes i am serious...

http://www.afrikagazetesi.com/index.php

Change the date to 15/4/2007 and read about it..

[T_C]

What would these people do if Cyprus was unified?

Does anyone think these people and the likes of would ever manage to disrupt peace so much as to cause more (serious) problems?

Or do you think they would just dissolve, get used to it and shut the f*** up?

I am not impressed!

[Pyrpolizer]

TC it would be a joy indeed if there would just be one checheckpoint where they would NOT ISSUE ME A VISA.
More opening where the GCs are required to show a passport or ID to get a visa are a disgrace for me.

As for the other issue of nationalists, it all depends what kind of flags will be allowed in Cyprus. Imo it is imperative that it becomes illegal for any cypriot to wave other nations flags publicly. There must be only one flag foth for the Central and the 2 Fed states. This way the nationalists will have no means of expression

[Pyrpolizer]

As far as I know those GC nationalists there were members of Hrysi Avgi (golden dawn) a well known fascist nationalistsic group. Don't be mistaken from the video the people there were about 200 members of the "organisation for free movement in Cyprus-an NGO of GCs+TCs) and about 50 members of Hrysi Avgi who went there to provoke. In the video you can even see posters the NGO held, with writings in Greek and Turkish

[iceman]

Imo it is imperative that it becomes illegal for any cypriot to wave other nations flags publicly. There must be only one flag foth for the Central and the 2 Fed states. This way the nationalists will have no means of expression

I totally agree..