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DEMONSTRATIONS STAGED FOR ORAMS AND SARPER
The London
Based ‘Association of Turkish Cypriots Living Abroad’ supported by various
Turkish Cypriot NGOs staged two simultaneous demonstrations yesterday (9 July
2006), one in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the other in the
British Capital, London.
The
demonstrations were held in support of the British Orams couple, who are
fighting a legal battle for property purchased in
North Cyprus
and the Turkish Cypriot architect Osman Sarper, who remains in Greek Cypriot
police custody after being arrested last week.
The protest
rally which took place in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus started at
the Kugulu Park in Lefkosa followed by a march to the Ledra Palace checkpoint,
where they issued a memorandum to the UN authority, for the UN Secretary
General and the EU member states. Around 60 demonstrators carried banners
written “We own Cyprus and our people”, “Rat EU, Where is Human Rights?” “
This country is not abandoned”
A number of
speeches were then delivered at the checkpoint by members of the organization
calling for the removal of the international isolation of the Turkish Cypriot
People and condemning the arrest of Osman Sarper as well as the sabotage of
TRNC TV channel-Kanal “T”’s transmission by a new Greek Cypriot television
channel.
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