Buffer Zone

Elsie Slonim, the only civilian living in a buffer zone in Nicosia, the largest city on Cyprus which was divided after the Turkish invasion of 1974, has died at the age of 104. Born to a family of Jews in...

The restoration of the buffer zone that divides the island of Cyprus into two has again become a hot topic. In September, photographer Roman Robroek had the rare opportunity to be commissioned to document the buffer zone in photographs. Robroek's photographs spurred...

The mixed village of Pyla, in the Cypriot district of Larnaca, is one of four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone. Despite the differences between the village's Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot residents, local entrepreneurs have found a common interest that unites them all – gambling. According...

On Saturday, December 7, Cypriot farmers held a peaceful protest at the Astromeritis crossing point against the intrusion of Turkish troops in the buffer zone, that prevents them from cultivating their land. The farmers in their tractors were gathered in...

According to an AFP report on November 26, activists ‘occupied’ the Cypriot Buffer Zone of the Ledra crossing in the divided capital of Nicosia under a Greek and Turkish banner reading "Welcome to Cyprus". The crossing is under UN-control and...