Trump administration sets ‘new bar’ for immigrants seeking asylum
The Trump administration on Monday said it would take steps to make it more difficult for immigrants arriving on the southern border to seek asylum
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Spike in asylum seekers via north has Turkey’s approval
Cyprus is seeking individual relocation agreements with EU countries as a way of dealing with the large influx of asylum seekers, many of them arriving
New court to deal with asylum applications
The refugee reviewing authority will not be accepting any more asylum applications, as these will now be processed by a specialised new court that began
Asylum claims rose 69 per cent last year
Asylum claims in Cyprus rose 69 per cent between 2017 and 2018, making it number one on the list of top five receiving countries per
Caritas Paphos hosting open day
Caritas in Paphos is inviting members of the public to attend an open day on Saturday to meet some of the refugees that they are
Asylum seekers mobilise over limited work opportunities
Asylum seekers mobilised on Tuesday in Nicosia in a peaceful demonstration seeking to raise awareness regarding their limited employment opportunities as well as exploitative and
EC to support Cyprus over asylum applications
Migration and increased flows of asylum seekers were at the centre of a meeting on Tuesday between Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides and the European Commission’s
Koursoumba highlights plight of unaccompanied minors
STATE policies and programmes for the transition of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum into independent adulthood are severely lacking, the Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s
Unhcr highlights plight of asylum seekers in Cyprus
Asylum seekers in Cyprus are living under conditions of absolute impoverishment, without shelter and protection from the cold, the public information officer for Unhcr, Emilia
Interior minister calls for sharing of EU migration burden
By George Psyllides Russia has contacted certain EU countries including Cyprus, offering to take back Syrian nationals who had fled the war-torn country and shelter
Asylum seekers in Cyprus (video)
We visited Caritas Cyprus, an NGO in Nicosia trying to deal with an influx of refugees – mostly from Cameroon – that’s left many asylum
Cyprus records highest number of first time asylum applicants
The highest number of registered first-time asylum applicants in the EU during the third quarter of 2018 relative to the population was recorded in Cyprus,
Government in talks for building to house court for asylum cases
The government on Tuesday decided to initiate discussions with a private company with a view to purchasing a building owned by the company to house
Parallel lives of the homeless in Nicosia
By Agnieszka Rakoczy With weather conditions worsening amid recent downpours, local NGOs are concerned about the increasingly dismal plight of asylum seekers. The growth in
Volunteers to offer extra Greek classes to young asylum-seekers
A group of educators have decided to volunteer their free time every Sunday to teach Greek language courses to the 70 children at the Kofinou
Dental checks on child migrants show more than half were adults
By Evie Andreou Over half of more than 100 asylum seekers claiming to be unaccompanied minors who have been tested, were found to be adults
A new meeting place for refugees and asylum seekers
The Association of Recognised Refugees announced on Friday it had acquired its own space in Nicosia which will operate as a meeting point and a
Cyprus tops list of first-time asylum applicants per capita
The highest number of first-time asylum applicants relative to the population across the EU in the second quarter of the year has been registered in
IRC warns of mental health crisis on Lesbos
Greece moved another 400 people from its biggest migrant camp on Tuesday as the International Rescue Committee (IRC) charity warned of a mental health emergency
News podcast: Is the government doing enough for asylum seekers
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local