#demonstration

Demonstrations in support of both Palestinian and Israeli communities are being held in Cyprus to express solidarity with those in the neighbouring country. Since last weekend small groups of Palestinians ...

Opposition party Disy is to table a bill which seeks to ban face coverings at demonstrations and large gatherings, claiming that “disruptive elements” infiltrate such events by becoming unrecognisable. Disy ...

With the participation of 50 to 60 tractors, farmers from western Nicosia closed the Kokkinotrimithia roundabout on Sunday in protest over the unequal treatment they receive. The farmers gathered at the Akaki ...

Teachers responsible for afternoon classes demanded job security during a protest outside the education ministry on Wednesday. The independent group of teachers who offer lessons in 14 programmes held a nationwide ...

Boat owners at Larnaca marina on Sunday held a demonstration against plans by private developer Kition Ocean Marina to raise docking fees for the second time in a year. Holding ...

A joint event will be held with Turkish Cypriot organisations on International Women’s Day, Peo union and the federation of women’s movements (Pogo) announced on Monday. The event ...

Residents of four Limassol communities on Monday morning held a protest demanding the removal of the asphalt plants from their area. Representing the communities of Moni, Monagroulli, Pyrgos and Asgata, ...

By Efi Xanthou So, some good Samaritan wants to donate €1.7 million to the Limassol municipality, what is people’s problem with this? Can’t Cypriots appreciate a good deed? It’...

A 55-year-old Ukrainian woman accused of brandishing a knife at a demonstration by Russian activists pleaded not guilty to charges of carrying a weapon to cause terror, and drunkenness before ...

Despite the cold, demonstrations were held in all towns on Sunday afternoon to protest against the ongoing war in Ukraine. Organised by Women of the World to protect the sky ...

The nine communities near Vasiliko announced on Friday they will close the local energy centre to protest the recent government decision to move two asphalt plants to the area. This ...

Another pretext has been found by the Confederation of Parents’ Associations to stop the holding of twice-yearly exams for graduates. The new council of the confederation issued a statement on ...

Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Photis Photiou was on Saturday tasked with informing the family of a seven-year-old boy killed by British soldiers in 1956 that authorities had identified his remains, ...

Police on Saturday afternoon warned drivers of road closures on the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway due to a protest by parents against the new coronavirus restrictions in primary schools. According to the ...

A week since the start of the COP26 Climate summit in Glasgow, environmental NGOs organised two separate events on Saturday to draw attention to climate change, one in Nicosia and ...

Around 50 people gathered outside the presidential palace on Sunday to demonstrate against vaccines, police said on Sunday. The demonstration took place between 12-1pm from members of a group called ‘...

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Cypriot authorities to lift the “unlawful and disproportionate” blanket ban on demonstrations while also criticising the police for using unnecessary and excessive use of ...

Amid a public outcry over police’s heavy-handed handling of an anti-corruption demonstration in Nicosia last Saturday, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides has asked police to explain their actions. In a ...

Those who took to the streets on Saturday demonstrating against corruption and pandemic measures did not expect the police to use batons, teargas and water cannon to break up the ...

A 25-year-old woman who was injured by a police water cannon during a protest in Nicosia on Saturday underwent an eye operation on Monday. Local musician Anastasia Demetriadou participated in ...

Hundreds of demonstrators took part in a protest drive from the GSP stadium to the presidential palace on Sunday afternoon. The protest was against the coronavirus measures, although those addressing ...