Akrotiri Residents Launch Legal Battle Against British Bases Antenna Expansion

Akrotiri residents launch legal battle against British bases antenna expansion

Residents of Akrotiri are preparing legal action against plans by the British Bases to install 32 additional antennas in the area, with local authorities examining the possibility of taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights. Kourion municipality confirmed they were seeking legal avenues to challenge the project, which would require the compulsory acquisition of approximately 340 acres of land within the Akrotiri area. The planned de…

Akrotiri residents sue British Bases over antenna expansion

Residents of Akrotiri are mobilising against British Bases plans to install 32 additional antennas in the area, pointing to what they describe as elevated cancer rates in the community and vowing to take the fight as far as the European Court of Human Rights. The British Bases intend to compulsorily acquire approximately 340 skalas of community land for the project. Residents say the area is already overburdened by existing installations, which …