"CYPRUS WAS NEVER HELLENIC NOR WILL IT EVER BE."
...Cyprus was never "Turkish",
...sadly, Turkish Cypriots will disappear except as displaced in other lands far away.
...and if Turkey was to possess half the island, as you say, it would not be enough, but if they took the whole island that would be not enough either.
...as a Cypriot, if you were one, you'd understand this.
The occupation regimes Xmas present.
by repulsewarrior » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:53 am
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by Oracle » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:57 pm
International groups condemn halting of Christmas liturgy
By Stefanos Evripidou
Published on January 5, 2011
FRANCE HAS expressed regret over the interruption of a Christmas liturgy in the Karpass region in the north by Turkish occupation forces while a number of organisations in the US have filed complaints with the US leadership over the incident.
A French Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in statements posted on the Ministry’s website on December 31, 2010 that France “particularly regrets” the interventions on Christmas Day by the Turkish military, which entered the small Rizokarpaso church of Saint Synesios, stopping Christmas mass on the premise that no permit had been acquired for the service.
France appeals for respect of the right to freedom of religion and belief, included in which is the freedom to worship, as defined by article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, said the spokesman.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Archbishop Demetrios and the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes also voiced their concern regarding the interruption of Christmas mass by the occupation regime.
“It is wrong and a symbol of religious intolerance and repressive policies of the Turkish Cypriot authorities supported by Turkey’s occupation troops to require such a small church community to seek permission to hold Christmas Liturgy,” said Leonard Leo, USCIRF chair.
“Requiring such permission is simply a bureaucratic ploy that violates the universally protected right to freedom of religion and belief. The Greek Orthodox population has declined steadily in the area of Cyprus under the control of the local Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkey's occupation troops,” he noted.
“The Turkish Cypriot authorities' suggestion that such a small religious community would require advanced crowd control planning is not credible. We urge the US government to press Turkish Cypriot authorities to remove any hurdles imposed on Greek Orthodox Christians that prevent them from freely practicing their faith,” he added.
The Greek Orthodox population in Rizokarpaso, once in the thousands, is now approximately made up of 350 “enclaved”.
In response to the Christmas Day intervention, believed by some to be a response to the hooligan violence at a basketball match between a Cypriot and Turkish team in Nicosia, Archbishop Demetrios of America sent a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on December 30, bringing to her attention the “disturbing and painful” event.
The Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH) has sent a letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to stop Turkey following through on recent threats against the Cyprus Republic regarding its bilateral agreement with Israel to enable joint hydrocarbon exploration through an American company.
According to CEH, Turks prevented Cypriot Christians from the religious celebration of Christmas five days after making threatening statements regarding Cyprus’ agreement with Israel on their exclusive economic zones.
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/inter ... y/20110105
By Stefanos Evripidou
Published on January 5, 2011
FRANCE HAS expressed regret over the interruption of a Christmas liturgy in the Karpass region in the north by Turkish occupation forces while a number of organisations in the US have filed complaints with the US leadership over the incident.
A French Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in statements posted on the Ministry’s website on December 31, 2010 that France “particularly regrets” the interventions on Christmas Day by the Turkish military, which entered the small Rizokarpaso church of Saint Synesios, stopping Christmas mass on the premise that no permit had been acquired for the service.
France appeals for respect of the right to freedom of religion and belief, included in which is the freedom to worship, as defined by article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, said the spokesman.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Archbishop Demetrios and the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes also voiced their concern regarding the interruption of Christmas mass by the occupation regime.
“It is wrong and a symbol of religious intolerance and repressive policies of the Turkish Cypriot authorities supported by Turkey’s occupation troops to require such a small church community to seek permission to hold Christmas Liturgy,” said Leonard Leo, USCIRF chair.
“Requiring such permission is simply a bureaucratic ploy that violates the universally protected right to freedom of religion and belief. The Greek Orthodox population has declined steadily in the area of Cyprus under the control of the local Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkey's occupation troops,” he noted.
“The Turkish Cypriot authorities' suggestion that such a small religious community would require advanced crowd control planning is not credible. We urge the US government to press Turkish Cypriot authorities to remove any hurdles imposed on Greek Orthodox Christians that prevent them from freely practicing their faith,” he added.
The Greek Orthodox population in Rizokarpaso, once in the thousands, is now approximately made up of 350 “enclaved”.
In response to the Christmas Day intervention, believed by some to be a response to the hooligan violence at a basketball match between a Cypriot and Turkish team in Nicosia, Archbishop Demetrios of America sent a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on December 30, bringing to her attention the “disturbing and painful” event.
The Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH) has sent a letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to stop Turkey following through on recent threats against the Cyprus Republic regarding its bilateral agreement with Israel to enable joint hydrocarbon exploration through an American company.
According to CEH, Turks prevented Cypriot Christians from the religious celebration of Christmas five days after making threatening statements regarding Cyprus’ agreement with Israel on their exclusive economic zones.
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/inter ... y/20110105
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