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Varoscha: Vom Urlaubsparadies der Hollywoodstars zur Geisterstadt

Von den beeindruckenden Wallanlagen um den alten Teil der nordzyprischen Hafenstadt Famagusta bis zum sogenannten Palmenstrand sind es nur wenige Gehminuten. Doch nicht der fast weiße Sand und das türkisblaue Wasser sind die Besonderheiten dieses eigentlich malerischen Strandabschnitts. Es sind die Hotelruinen, deren zerfallene Gemäuer hinter den Sonnenschirmen steil emporragen. Sie sind die stillen Zeugen des Zypernkonflikts.

The dictatorship’s double victory

It was clear from the very beginning: Alexander Lukashenko, authoritarian leader of Belarus since 1994, would easily “win” his fifth presidential election on Sunday 11th October 2015. This year’s outcome was his highest ever victory: 83.5 percent voted for the incumbent president, as announced by the Belarusian Central Election Commission.…

Welcome to Aleksandrya, your Belarusian state-made village

To leave behind the atmosphere of elections, we made a trip to a well-cared village in the east of Belarus to check if Alexander Lukashenko, the freshly re-elected president leading his country for last 21 years , has not forgot about his birthplace. The local “elektrichka” train slowly reaches our…