The 'Cyprus Emergency'

<p>Between 1955 and 1959, a Greek-Cypriot paramilitary group called EOKA rebelled against British colonial rule in Cyprus. In response, the British authorities declared a state of emergency. </p><p>A young Cypriot lawyer named Renos Lyssiotis joined EOKA. He was interrogated and imprisoned by the British authorities for nearly two years. He looks back on the period with Ben Henderson.</p><p>Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about the past. We take you to …