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The justice ministry on Wednesday rejected claims that a preferred candidate has already been selected to become the next director of the central prisons, insisting the appointment process is still ...

A Turkish former reality television contestant serving his sentence in Cyprus has appeared in a leaked interview recorded from inside the central prisons, appealing to international leaders for help. Footage ...

Eight prison officers and two doctors are under criminal investigation following findings that sick leave certificates had been issued without corresponding records in Gesy. The case centres on suspected collusion ...

A criminal investigation is under way into a general practitioner and an orthopaedic surgeon after the audit office found evidence suggesting collusion between doctors and prison officers over falsifying sick ...

Both Cypriots and foreigners are being released from prison on Wednesday on presidential pardon ahead of the August 15 religious holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in an effort ...

Overcrowding at the central prison is putting increasing pressure on police detention facilities, with some detainees forced to sleep on floors and concerns mounting over hygiene, safety and human rights. ...

The central prisons are facing a growing security crisis marked by violence, drugs, overcrowding and staff shortages, the prison guards’ union Isotita (Equality) claimed on Thursday, as its dispute with ...

The prison officers’ branch of the Isotita (Equality) union renewed its attack on the dismissal of Giorgos Maltezos on Monday. In its statement, the union said Maltezos, a prison officer ...

The prison guard recently dismissed for dereliction of duty to carry out orders was on Sunday described as “excellent, a model of professionalism and ethics, but also a role model ...

The dismissal of prison guard Giorgos Maltezos does not concern trade unionism, but was based exclusively on the findings of the disciplinary procedure and the evaluation of all the evidence ...

The justice ministry confirmed on Friday A prison guard employed on an indefinite contract has been dismissed for dereliction of duty, after an investigation found repeated failures to comply. The ...

The Nicosia criminal court said on Tuesday it would not decide whether evidence in the case of classified documents stolen from the central prison will be admissible until the prosecution ...

Nothing has emerged to substantiate claims of sexual violence against an inmate at the central prison in Nicosia, the justice ministry said late on Sunday. The complaint was made by ...

A 56-year-old inmate was arrested in the early hours of Sunday while on authorised leave after allegedly being involved in the burglary of a restaurant in Paphos and the theft ...

The prison officers’ union Isotita (Equality) on Tuesday accused Justice Minister Costas Fitiris of staging a “PR stunt” during his recent visit to the central prisons. In a statement, the ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Tuesday made a ‘surprise’ visit to the central prisons, less than 48 hours after inmates there started a fire that led to one officer being hospitalised ...

Civil servants’ union Pasydy on Monday called for prison inmate reduction and action on staffing shortages after inmates started a fire at the central prisons on Sunday that left a ...

Three inmates allegedly set fire to their cells and a corridor inside a maximum security wing at the central prisons on Sunday night, forcing the evacuation of all prisoners from ...

Justice Minister Costas Firitis on Sunday said that he and the government are aiming for construction of the new central prison to begin by the end of the year. “Our ...

A punch-up involving dozens of inmates broke out at the central prison on Sunday, with wardens being called in from other wings to restore order. Sources said prisoners on different ...

A drone carrying a suspicious package bound for the central prisons was intercepted on Thursday after being detected by the prison’s anti-drone system. In a statement issued by the ...

The public service commission decision to suspend former prison director Anna Aristotelous in December 2025, was annulled by the administrative court on Wednesday until the conclusion of the pending criminal case ...

Trade union Isotita has reported the Cypriot government to the Council of Europe over alleged mistreatment of prison wardens who are members and representatives of the union. According to news ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris criticised prison guards on Monday over working practices and sick leave, while also outlining reforms to prisons and policing. Speaking to Alpha, Fitiris said he could ...