Κυπριακες Υποσημειωσεις

I am here listing some resources for accessing information regarding the ongoing Israel-Iran war. These are meant to be additional resources and should be complemented by information provided by reliable international media, such as Reuters, Associated Press and Al Jazeera. It should be pointed out that information coming out of Iran is scarce, as internet access has been cut off by the Iranian state, and media censorship in Iran is one of the most extreme in the world. Israel has also implemented military censorship of its media regarding the war. Institute for the Study of War: U.S. think tank providing reliable day by day military analyses regarding ongoing conflicts. The Institute is currently producing reports on the ongoing war twice each day. It lists its sources thoroughly. Warfronts: YouTube channel providing summaries of military developments of ongoing conflicts. Has been consistently covering developments on the ongoing war. TLDR News Global: Independent online media gro...

The following text is a memo written by US Ambassador to Cyprus William Crawford to the US State Department on 29/04/76, describing the last days of the Greek Cypriot inhabitants of the village of Bellapais, after the Turkish invasion of 1974. Greek Cypriots lived in Bellapais until 1976. A newspaper article adding context to the memo can be located by pressing here. The text below has been adjusted from the memo for typos and other minor inconsistencies. The original can be found by pressing here.  — The last days of a Greek Cypriot village Before 1974, no village in Cyprus was better known for Charm, location and history than Bellapais. Sited in the Kyrenia hills looking northward to the Mediterranean, it had A Greek Cypriot population of over 1200, a delicately beautiful Crusader abbey, a reputation enhanced by Lawrence Durrell's "Bitter lemons", a modest community of foreign artists, Musicians, archaeologists, journalists and retired British. No Village, in fact, bett...

This book was published in the context of the exhibition entitled “(to the stones) we lent you our breath, and you whispered it back to the earth” at the Cyprus Pavilion at the 19th international architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2025. It can be located by pressing here.

Article written by Zeynep G in 2005 and published on the website 'In Defence of Marxism'. Backup version can be located by pressing here.   ------- Cyprus is one of several countries that is to be admitted into the European Union in 2004. But there remains the problem of the unresolved national question on the island. Turkey's continued hold over the northern part of the island has become a major obstacle to Turkey being accepted as an EU member. The debate among the ruling elite in Turkey has swiftly turned into a blunt choice of "whether to abandon Cyprus or to annex it". This article by Zeynep Günes, a Turkish Marxist, presents a socialist perspective on the question of Cyprus. As membership of Cyprus to the EU draws closer, the pressure exerted by liberals in the Turkish press on Denktas (the president of the so-called, but unrecognised KKTC, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) has been increasing. All of a sudden they have started to complain ab...

I have encountered, on several occasions, rape denialism when talking with Cypriot pro-Palestinian leftists in relation to the October 7 Hamas attack. Since every such discussion has left me, frankly, nauseated, I decided to collect here some of the documented proof regarding the matter. I am responding here to one claim only, that rapes and sexual violence did not take place during Hamas' attack. I am not interested in writing a detailed rebuttal of every pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian propaganda point surrounding the narratives over sexual violence. Others are better equipped to do so than me, and indeed have done so. What I have encountered is not a discussion of such points, but merely the plain denial that sexual violence took place in any form or consistency. In relation to the facts themselves, we have reports and statements from credible organisations whose purpose is to document human rights violations across the globe, and who have not been shy of documenting atrocities ...

There are a few simple ways to access blocked websites. These include using the Wayback Machine, proxy sites, and VPNs. It should be noted that the tools below are not meant for online security but simply for accessing a blocked site. Wayback Machine One way of accessing a blocked website is by checking captures of said website on the Wayback Machine database – as long as you have the link to the website you want to access. The Wayback Machine creates digital copies of internet websites. This allows for access to (versions of) websites that have gone permanently offline, or in our case, of websites that are blocked by our internet provider. This works because what you are in fact actually accessing is the Wayback Machine website, rather than the blocked website in question. As long as the Wayback Machine is not blocked by your provider, you are good to go. In is important to note that the database has partial captures, so it may not necessarily have up to date captures of the link...

The following is a brief discussion on various tools for the effective scanning, digitization, and long-term preservation of documents and media. It highlights accessible hardware and free software options for individuals and organizations working with limited resources. Scanning & Digitization Access to a scanner is essential for archiving documents. A4 scanners remain relatively cheap in the market (around €100) and come a long way in allowing for the preservation of printed material. These scanners have their limitations – they may not be able to produce images of the highest quality and will typically not be able to scan film negatives, which high-end quality scanners are able to do. Nonetheless, their relatively low cost and accessible interface makes them suitable for individuals and groups with limited financial resources. In terms of A3 scanners, the only affordable scanner we were able to locate is the Plustek OpticSlim 1180, which costs less than €400. In cases where ...

Η ιστοσελίδα της Ομάδας Κύπρος μπορεί να εντοπιστεί στο Wayback Machine πατώντας εδώ. Διακήρυξη Μια νέα προσπάθεια για τη λύση του Κυπριακού έχει αρχίσει. Οι ελπίδες πως μπορεί επιτέλους να υπάρξει μια συμφωνημένη λύση που θα επανενώνει τον τόπο μας στο πλαίσιο μιας Ομόσπονδης Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας έχουν αναπτερωθεί. Το όραμα αυτό μοιράζονται οι δύο ηγέτες, μεγάλα πολιτικά κόμματα, ενεργοί πολίτες αλλά και η μεγάλη πλειοψηφία στις δύο κοινότητες. Το ενδιαφέρον της διεθνούς κοινότητας είναι δεδομένο και ενισχυμένο.  Η τοπική και διεθνής συγκυρία είναι ευνοϊκή. Η συντριπτική πλειοψηφία των Κυπρίων θέλουμε ειλικρινά να υπάρξει συμφωνημένη λύση και κατανοούμε ότι αυτή θα είναι προϊόν αλληλοκατανόησης και συμβιβασμού. Δεν θεωρούμε το στάτους κβο ως τη λύση του προβλήματος. Κανένας δεν προτείνει τη βία και τη σύγκρουση ως μέσο επίλυσης. Το μοντέλο της Ομοσπονδίας είναι ο μόνος κοινός τρόπος για να υπάρξει συμφωνία.  Πέρα από τους φόβους και τις ανησυχίες, που είναι φυσιολογικές λόγω...

Ανεπίσημο αρχείο με τις βασικές αρχές και κείμενα του Κινήματος Κυπριωτισμού από το 2021 τα οποία ανακτήθηκαν μέσω του Wayback Machine. Μπορεί να εντοπιστεί πατώντας εδώ.

Article can be located on archive.is by pressing here. —  The Cypriot art community has been shaken within the last week amidst reactions against the programming of Jan Fabre at the Cyprus International Theatre Festival. With the organisers pulling every known move from the gaslighter’s hand book, what started as expression of outrage for the programming of an individual who has been found guilty for abuse and violence against 5 women from his dance company has somehow turned into a discussion on whether “cancel culture has gone too far”, on “whether artists can repent” and on “keeping an open mind and participate in dialogue”. Something very particular seems to have expanded into something “grey” and “complicated”. But is it? This is not a matter of freedom of speech it is a matter of worker rights within the art industry We don’t create art in a vacuum. It is an industry with an employer-worker relationship in place. While moral outrage over Jan Fabre’s co...

Κριτική καταγραφή και σχολιασμός της κάλυψης της Ρώσικης εισβολής στην Ουκρανία από τη Δέφτερη Ανάγνωση. Γράφτηκε τον Απρίλιο του 2022 και κυκλοφόρησε σε κλειστό κύκλο. Δημοσιεύθηκε ανοιχτά τον Μάρτη του 2025. Μπορεί να εντοπιστεί πατώντας εδώ.  

Τον Φλεβάρη του 2025 κυκλοφόρησε στη Λευκωσία το βιβλίο της Λέσχης Κινηματικού Αναστοχασμού «Υφαίνοντας το Νήμα: Συγκυρία, Ταξική Σύνθεση και Ανταγωνιστικό Κίνημα στην Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία». Ποιο κάτω ακολουθεί κριτική του βιβλίου. Θα πρέπει να σημειωθεί ότι δεν πρόκειται για μια τυπική βιβλιοκριτική και, ως εκ τούτου, δεν υπάρχει εκτενής συζήτηση για το περιεχόμενο του βιβλίου, ούτε επαρκής περιγραφή των θετικών συνεισφορών του. Συνεπώς, η παρούσα κριτική προϋποθέτει ότι η αναγνώστρια της έχει διαβάσει το βιβλίο, το οποίο μπορεί να εντοπιστεί προς το παρόν στον κοινωνικό χώρο Καϊμάκκιν. Θα ήθελα επίσης να παροτρύνω τα άτομα που είναι μέρος, ή ασχολούνται με τον κυπριακό ριζοσπαστικό χώρο να διαβάσουν το βιβλίο, τόσο γιατί πρόκειται, τουλάχιστον εξ όσων γνωρίζω, για την πρώτη προσπάθεια προσέγγισης της κυπριακής εμπειρίας με αυτόν τον τρόπο, όσο και γιατί το εκδοτικό εγχείρημα του Faura Books, που έχει εκδώσει το βιβλίο, είναι μια αξιόλογη πρωτοβουλία η οποία καλύπτει ένα ιστορικό κενό ...