today i went to paralimni very early, at dawn. i walked till the sea and then followed the coast till i reached where the green line meets the seas. i went for a swim under a UN watchtower. I sunburnt my nose. I took photos and walked around and accidentally walked into the buffer zone through a pumpikin field.
Then i walked toward Deryneia, and went to an observation point where it is possible to see into the abandoned part of Famagusta (Varosha), from which both greek and turkish cypriot are banned, as it is controlled by the turkish army. Originally i wanted to go to Famagusta from north cyprus side, but as i didn’t get permission to photograph i decided to avoid getting in trouble…i know myself, if i get there i would photograph no matter what! So better stay out of trouble and continue pursuing a proper authorization.
In Deryneia there is a touching display of images of two guys killed during demonstration in 1996. Very graphic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomos_Solomou

european court of human rights
http://sim.law.uu.nl/SIM/CaseLaw/hof.nsf/233813e697620022c1256864005232b7/d2f488922d2313d4c12574710040c343?OpenDocument

video contains violent images, and comments -from both sides- which are angry and offensive (those are not my comments and i do not agree with either side – in particular i don’t agree with the idiot who boast about his grandad killing and raping armenian and greek women…such comment show that there are some really sick people on this planet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=AU&hl=en-GB&v=SMut7pF8eSc