Cyprus
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Capital | Nicosia |
|---|---|
| Currency | Euro |
| Driving side | left |
| Points of interest | Petra tou Romiou |
| Nissi Beach | |
| Cape Greco | |
| Official_languages | Greek |
| Turkish | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 607488 |
About Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.
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Of Cyprus false rape claim-study: The women rallying for British teenager
"We believe You ", "we're on your side", "You are a victim of a flawed system".
These were just a few of the many banners, posters and Poster panned by a lot of women, the rights activists, who stood and chanted messages of solidarity for a British teenager in Paralimni, Cyprus .
The 19-year-old, who was found guilty of lying about being raped in Ayia Napa , the shaking of a group of young Israelis, hid her face with a scarf and visible, as they stood for a moment in front of The Group before You in court.
By her side was her mother, along with a British documentary filmmaker, who has negotiations accompanied The Family on each of the court.
There has been international criticism in relation to the fairness of the proceedings, and the controversial case of united, the rights of women groups and activists from Cyprus , and Israel .
Noa Borstein, a journalist and activist from Israel , told me that they traveled "with 60 women in two planes and two buses from Tel Aviv," to be here.
"is There something fishy here," she says. "This story is all too familiar for each of us. We hear a lot and know how it is, saw 'incredible' with our Stories . "
Israeli journalist Noah Borstein tells The Truth to comeI asked You about the coverage of the case in Israel - and the 12 Israeli youths were released without charge.
"For me, if we watch the mainstream media we hear a Patriarchal narrative, the believe, women.
"Israeli Newspapers, the fault of the girl. And there is a "big society" debate - even in My Own Family - You can see The Men standing next to the guys, but The Women think that it is saying here more than You , it is, it is not a lie. "
government is not used to ask,'The criticism from some Cypriot demonstrators, only the defects in this case, however, The Island is the whole of justice is here.
Among the activists Zelia Gregoriou is associate professor in gender studies at the University of Cyprus .
"don't trust the people in the government. Governments should always be in question and the government in Cyprus is not used to.
"You are not accustomed to, questioned, since they adopt, a very Patriarchal, pastoral approach to policy - "we know best, we don't do it For You , to bother us, question us".
"I think this is the moment for the country, we have to come together, to recover, the importance of citizenship. "
Argentoula Ioannou is called under the chant of the protesters: "I Am with You " and "we believe You ". She is half part of the newly founded network Against violence Against women, in the organization of the protests.
she says: "The judgment is a result of the entire system of the defects and the bad treatment by The Police , the led in the belief. You have not protected You have not believed, and let the Israelis leave the country without doing their job properly. "
Cyprus MP Skevi Koukouma said, there are a lot of questions to be answered are claimed to have denied throughout the entire processpolice officials that they have acted incorrectly in this case, as well as the claims of the teenager in The Family that You "bullied" them into recanting their testimony.
There were supportive voices in The Crowd for The Police and the judiciary.
Skevi Koukouma, a Cypriot MP to the nearby city of Famagusta, says she turned up to defend their country, which was law and order, they said, "huge loss of image, based on The Perception of this case Abroad ".
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Source of news: bbc.com
