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Parliament to discuss fraud against asylum seekers
Three cases, accused of obstructing asylum application processes, are currently before the Disciplinary Body of the Cyprus Bar Association, as reported by the Ministry of Interior. The...
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Disy calls for discussion on lawyers exploiting migrants
Opposition party Disy called for the issue of lawyers taking advantage of migrants to be discussed at the house interior committee, in a letter sent to parliament on Friday, after it was...
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Cyprus-Greece summit addresses Middle East crisis, Cyprus problem
The first Cyprus-Greece Intergovernmental Summit took place in Athens on Friday, headed by the heads of state of both countries, who discussed the escalating crisis unfolding in the Middle...
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Cyprus Bar Association to investigate alleged scamming of asylum seekers by lawyers
The President of the Cyprus Bar Association, Michalis Vorkas confirmed that the body is investigating complaints from the Ministry of the Interior accusing lawyers of misleading asylum...
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Cyprus Bar Association under scrutiny for alleged misleading of asylum seekers
The President of the Pancypriot Bar Association, Michalis Vorkas, has confirmed today that the association is facing complaints from the Ministry of the Interior regarding allegations of...
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Third arrest in Limassol mafia murder
Police have arrested a third suspect in the murder case of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos, while efforts to unravel the mastermind behind recent gangland killings have led authorities to Nicosia...
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Cyprus to deport 28 asylum seekers after camp riot
Cypriot authorities said that 28 mainly African asylum seekers would be deported on public order offences after a riot at the island’s main migrant reception centre. Some 33 people were...
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Our View: Interior minister should have kept mum over deportation orders
After the brawl at the Pournara migrant centre, which followed a football match between Nigerians and Syrians on Monday night, 33 men were arrested. Two of the men involved in brawl had to...
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28 individuals facing deportation after Pournara riots
In response to threats to public order, Cyprus has issued 28 orders for detention and deportation. The individuals in question will be apprehended from the Pournara area and subsequently...
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Pournara unrest: Deporting people without fair evaluation of asylum applications is violation of international law – Cyprus Refugee Council
The government cannot deport seekers of international protection without first ensuring that their individual cases are fairly evaluated, Cyprus Refugee Council coordinator Corina...
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Deportation orders signed for migrants involved in fight
More than two dozen remand and deportation orders were issued on Wednesday, following the arrests of migrants in a fight at Pournara reception centre two days ago. Police said that of the...
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‘Zero tolerance’ on violence
Interior minister vows to get tough after fight at Pournara sees 33 arrests Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou got tough on Tuesday, warning migrants that had caused trouble the...
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Deportation process in motion for 'Pournara' riot participants
Authorities intend to immediately initiate procedures for deportation for those proven to be involved in yesterday's riots at "Pournara" First Reception Centre in Kokkinotrimithia, as...
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Cyprus requires FRONTEX assistance for migration management
Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said EU border agency FRONTEX assistance was needed in all procedures for managing migratory flows. She said Nicosia needed help during her...
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Brawl at Cyprus migrant centre leads to 33 arrests
(File: Famagusta Gazette) Police in Cyprus have detained 33 people after violence broke out at a migrant reception centre between African nationals and Syrians. Riot police were...
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Nigerians to be deported over Pournara fight
Over 30 people were arrested at Pournara reception centre and two were injured from fighting that broke out on Monday night, police said on Tuesday morning. According to reports, groups of...
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Italy PM hails migrants deal with Albania as possible model for EU
Italy’s plan to build reception centres in Albania for migrants arriving by sea could be a blueprint for deals between the European Union and non-member countries, Italian Prime Minister...
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Germany’s Scholz agrees on tougher migration policy with state leaders
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who seeks to reduce the number of asylum seekers and stem support for the far-right, agreed on a tougher migration policy and new funding for refugees with the heads...
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33 arrested after violence at migrant camp
Police arrested 33 people after violence erupted at Cyprus’ main migrant reception centre when fighting broke out between two ethnic groups, authorities said Tuesday. Riot police were...
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Italy to build sea migrant reception centres in Albania
Italy is to build centres in Albania to host sea migrants trying to come ashore, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday as she unveiled a new scheme to try to bring down numbers that...
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7,933 illegal migrants repatriated since beginning of year
Sixteen third-country nationals residing illegally in Cyprus were located and apprehended during the weekend in coordinated police operations. Simultaneously, efforts to repatriate...
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Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the retail price of petrol has dropped by 8.33 cents per litre after the House of Representatives unanimously passed a law to slash fuel duty on Thursday. In other...
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Asylum-seekers in Greece face violence, pushbacks – Doctors without Borders
Asylum-seekers arriving in Greece face physical violence including being beaten and sent back to sea, Doctors without Borders said on Thursday, calling on Greece to increase migrant search...
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Annita Demetriou calls for reclassification of Syria as safe country
House President and Disy party leader Annita Demetriou has called for Syria to be classed as a safe country, so that Cyprus can send back Syrian asylum seekers. In a letter sent to the...
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Kurdish political activist extradited to Germany kept under “very harsh prison conditions”
Kenan Ayaz, the 49-year-old Kurdish political activist whom Cyprus extradited to Germany in April is kept under “very harsh prison conditions” in Hamburg, his defense lawyer in Nicosia...