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[Pyrpolizer]

This only plays into the hands of the Turkish Army......No News is Good News...!!!

You are absolutely right Kikapu. In fact there is a widespread suspicion the Turkish military just invented an excuse to arrest the journalists not because of the so called "military zone" at the Locmaci/Ledra Street filming but because they knew the journalists had previously filmed Ali Erels press interview. As you know Ali Erel totally disagrees with what the regime is doing regarding the Cyprob.

It seems to me they are currently pursuing a tactic of arresting GCs not because they don’t want them to cross, but because they want the GCs to react against the TCs! If this escalates then the next step will be the GCs will start arresting TCs for silly excuses, and maybe even harass the TCs working in the government controlled areas. So who is going to pay again? Isn’t it the TCs?

In my opinion the TCs must stand united with the GCs on this issue, and stop this harassment of the Turkih Military. The TCs must lead the way. The Turkish military is using the TCs the same way it was using them in the 60s!!! It makes them targets! [/b] We have to stop this!

[cypezokyli]

when they were protesting we were sitting in our coutches drinking our frappes. the moovie in the tv had most probably more blood , so we most probably chose the mosr exciting channel.

[sadik]

JOURNALISTS - TURKISH OCCUPIED AREAS - BOYCOTT

Greek Cypriot media decided that as of today and for the next two weeks no journalist or cameraman will cross to the Turkish occupied areas of the island to cover any activity or event concerning the occupation regime, after a spate of illegal arrests of Greek Cypriot reporters in the pseudostate in recent weeks.

A meeting of representatives of the Union of Cyprus Journalists UCJ), of the newspapers and magazines publishers union, the cameramen trade union, trade unions of Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation employees and TV channels also decided to demand that the UN, the European Union and international and European organisations, safeguarding the freedom of the press and the individual rights, act decisively for the termination of the arbitrary stance of the occupation regime and the effective protection of the journalists` mission, work and rights.

This demand will be conveyed to the UN Secretary-General`s Special Representative to Cyprus, to the Head of the European Commission Representation to Cyprus and to the Ambassadors of the UN Security Council permanent member states in Nicosia.

What do you think about the boycott? Maybe all Greek Cypriots should do that?

Turkish Cypriot journalists and some NGOs have protested these arrests today. They are saying that these arrests have turned into a campaign against GC journalists, that it is not acceptable and that it should be stopped.

For me, it is also unacceptable for the military to be able to arrest and send civilians to military courts, regardless whether they are GCs of TCs.

[Pyrpolizer]

when they were protesting we were sitting in our coutches drinking our frappes. the moovie in the tv had most probably more blood , so we most probably chose the mosr exciting channel.

In case you don't know at that time the borders were closed. What you wanted us to do go there to join and be the ones who would be shot dead???

[billcarmicheal]

I've been reading posts on this forum for a few months now and the arrogance of GC's never ceases to amaze me.

A few months ago two British couples were arrested by GC police while travelling to Larnaca airport from the north and held for a number of hours.About six weeks ago a TC architect was arrested by GC police for having plans in his car,on both these occasions GC's were on this forum congratulating the police and calling for them to do more of the same.

The other day the TC police arrested two GC journalists in Nicosia and here we have GC's on the forum up in arms at the audacity of the TC police for arresting the journalists for alleged illegal photography of military installations.How's that for double standards.

But that seems to be typical of GC attitudes,they go on about the injustices of the situation in Cyprus,a situation brought about by the actions of GC's pre 74 and they seem to think everybody else should dance to their tune.There are a lot of people who look at the problems in Cyprus and not everybody has sympathy for the GC's.

[growuptcs]

hey billcarmicheal, we see where your interests are. Do you own property in N.Cyprus? I see that your not a humane person thats for sure. GC's only react on those who speak against rights that everyone else have in this world(in their own country), so save it with your "attitudes" and talk out of your mouth, not your lower mouth behind you.

[Issy1956]

Bill,
You will have noticed that there a quite a few ***holes on this forum who just cant take criticism in any shape or form without immeditely accusations of some bias or vested interest. No one mentions the large areas of TC land in the south "legimately stolen" and used by the GCadminsitration for their use do they? No ofcourse not as they are entitled to use it to build airports, housing for their refugees, hotels in Paphos or flood it to create reservoirs all of it legally for the public good and conveniently on land abandoned by the TC fleeing the tender embraces of their GC neighbours. This is all conveniently ignored but dare anyone else use their illegally stolen land in the north they are up in arms. I think the Greeks have a word for it, Hypocrisy and they are masters of it.
You are quite right in imho in stating that the GC's are largely although not completely the authors of their own misfortunes. They played with fire and got burnt.
You should ignore the ***holes-they have nothing to contribute-they are part of the problem not the solution.

[miltiades]

Bill , are you certain it was on this forum that you based your rather arrogant views. Forgive me in correcting your nonconstructive expressions based on What I can only describe total blindness on your part.
Were you a car dealer in the UK who perhaps invested money in the occupied part of Cyprus ??
This what you are saying , perhaps you can search the relative posts that brought you to this conclusion.

"""I've been reading posts on this forum for a few months now and the arrogance of GC's never ceases to amaze me. ""

Lysi 1956 wrote:
""TC fleeing the tender embraces of their GC neighbours. This is all conveniently ignored but dare anyone else use their illegally stolen land in the north they are up in arms. I think the Greeks have a word for it, Hypocrisy and they are masters of it. ""
Lysi , have you ever visited the ROC , and do you or any one that you know who has had his property "stolen" ever lodged an official complain with the legal authorities ?

[Pyrpolizer]

Turkish Cypriot journalists and some NGOs have protested these arrests today. They are saying that these arrests have turned into a campaign against GC journalists, that it is not acceptable and that it should be stopped.

You are right sadik, I watched that on the news too. Moreover the TC who spoke at the demonstration said "we do not recognise ANY military zones in our Country" !!! Wow, it must have taken a lot of guts to say that there!

As long as there are such Cypriots there is real hope in Cyprus.

NB. He also said that such practices apply only in totalitarian regimes etc, I mean if he wasn’t speaking in Turkish I would even think this is some sort of a fague news story. Well done to him and all those TCs who demonstrated.

[Sotos]

Moreover the TC who spoke at the demonstration said "we do not recognise ANY military zones in our Country" !!!

Who was that TC? Are there many such TCs? Where are they???