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 update Feb 17, 2021 The story of the old Armenian cemetery in Nicosia 25 February 2020   ========================  Information and reference about the ongoing human rights violations by Turkey: Ankara, after fueling Armenia conflict, moves on to Varosha in Cyprus Turkey was already pivoting from having provoked the crises with Armenia in September to create a new crisis in mid-October. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN   OCTOBER 10, 2020   =============================   Venetian Walls of Nicosia 13 January 2020 The Venetian Walls are a series of defensive walls which surround the capital city of Nicosia in Cyprus. The first city walls were built in the Middle Ages, but they were completely rebuilt in the mid-16th century by the Republic of Venice. The walls are still largely intact, and are among the best preserved Renaissance fortifications in the Eastern Mediterran...