Imprisoned Graves

Nine of them were hanged by British executioner Harry Allen, three were killed in action and one died in hospital from wounds he sustained.

Having a small, private cemetery was the idea of Cyprus Governor Sir John Harding, who did not want the funerals of EOKA fighters to be turned into demonstrations against British rule.

The nine men who are hanged on the gallows were:[2] The other four were: After Cyprus gained independence, the area became a national monument.

Vastly outnumbered, the Cypriot national guardsmen - aided by corrections officers - managed to fight off the Turkish army and keep the jail with the Imprisoned Graves from being captured.

[5] Taking photos and videos are allowed, but mobile telephones are not (because the museum resides within the territory of the Central Jail of Nicosia).[relevant?]