“Freedom for Cyprus” Graffiti Spotted in Ikaria, Greece

A “Freedom for Cyprus” message has appeared on a roadside wall on the Aegean island of Ikaria, with the words “ΛΕΥΤΕΡΙΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΥΠΡΟ” painted in large black letters across a freshly whitewashed section of concrete.

Photos of the slogan have been shared widely on social media this week.

It comes as similar “Free Cyprus” graffiti has been reported across Europe in recent days, with images circulating from cities including Paris, Munich and Edinburgh, as people seek to draw attention to the island’s ongoing division.

The timing is significant. 15 November marks 43 years since the 1983 unilateral declaration of the so-called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”, a breakaway entity recognised only by Turkey.

Since the Turkish invasion of 1974, more than a third of Cyprus has remained under Turkish military occupation, with tens of thousands of Turkish troops still stationed on the island and the capital Nicosia the last divided capital in Europe.

For many Greeks, the slogan “Λευτεριά στην Κύπρο” remains a reminder that, more than half a century on, the Cyprus problem is still unresolved.

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