Armenian cemetery, Nicosia 2005
07/09/2005

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Below are pictures taken of the Armenian Cemetery near the Ledra Palace in Nicosia.
This act of vandalism was not done by the traditional desecrators of our graveyards and historical monuments but was sanctioned as an act of “improvement” by the local Armenian Church Council.
This action was subsequently deemed to be illegal by the Cypriot authorities and the desecration was stopped.
In the meantime the bones of our ancestors lie strewn on the ground, and rubbish bags still rest on the un-exhumed graves.

A “delicately” excavated grave	Human remains left lying around all over the place	Artin Melikian grave	Note the rubbish bags laid out for the remains of our ancestors
Broken and discarded gravestone	Dug up Grave	Excavated grave	Rubbish bags were used to cart away the bones after exhumation

Copyright Souren M Sarafyan