Editorial photo #11424883 Social Issue

Protest In Cyprus

The monument for the 60 years of UNFICYP service in Cyprus is being seen through sandbags from an abandoned house, which is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963, as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state. (Photo by Kostas Pikoulas/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #11424883
Date taken: 20 July 2024
Location: —
Photographer: Kostas Pikoulas/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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