The World Coordinating Committee of the Cyprus Struggle (PSEKA) has expressed its disappointment at Netflix’s decision to limit the screening of the series “Famagusta” in Cyprus and Greece due to pressure from Turkey.
The series concerns the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, and the Commission emphasizes that “this decision is a betrayal of democratic principles”. The Global Coordinating Committee of the Cyprus Struggle calls on Netflix to “reconsider its decision and resist the censorship imposed by the authoritarian regime of Turkey”.
The entire PSEKA announcement:
“The recent announcement that Netflix will no longer broadcast “Ammochostos” outside of Cyprus and Greece due to direct pressure from Turkey is not only a disappointment, but also a betrayal of democratic principles. Netflix intended to release the series Famagusta depicting the story of the tragic illegal invasion of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974 to an international audience on September 20, 2024.
The Turkish government applied pressure and Netflix cowered and refused to stand up to the authoritarian regime. Turkey has used this kind of pressure to suppress films depicting the Armenian Genocide, terror against the Kurdish population and other minorities. This is simply an attempt to cover up the crimes committed during the brutal illegal invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
This is the 50th Dark Anniversary of the illegal invasion and continued occupation of 37% of the Republic of Cyprus, a member of the United Nations and the European Union. We call on Netflix to reconsider its decision and not allow Turkey’s authoritarian regime to suppress our freedoms and implement censorship in our homes. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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