Man on prostitution-related charges awaiting extradition
A 31-year-old man from Ukraine, wanted by authorities in his country for prostitution related offences, has been arrested upon his arrival at Larnaca airport, police...
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Family denies mistreating Nepalese men on farm
The wife of a 55-year-old man, suspected of exploiting two third country nationals on his farm, said on Wednesday that the men’s living conditions were...
Remands after two held against their will at Limassol farm
Two men, aged 55 and 30, were remanded on Tuesday for eight days after two other men, third-country nationals, who were located in one of...
Police warn parents and kids to be aware of online exploitation
Given the increased use of the internet during the current lockdown, police on Tuesday urged children as well as their parents or guardians to be...
Cyprus grants Aphrodite reserve exploitation licence
Cyprus on Thursday granted the first hydrocarbon exploitation licence to the consortium that owns the Aphrodite concession, with a view to pipe gas to Egypt...
Mary’s dress: a holy relic or a con?
By Evie Andreou The Greek Orthodox Church is a relic loving faith so it’s no surprise that the arrival this week of a fragment...
Harsher penalties on the way for worker exploitation
The labour ministry is preparing new legislation laying down heftier fines on employers who exploit their workers, as well as cracking down on undeclared work,...
World turns a blind eye to Qatar’s worker exploitation
By Sharran Burrow Qatar’s mistreatment and exploitation of low-paid migrant workers, particularly those building the Al Khalifa World Cup stadium, comes at a cost not...
Ministers to draw up national strategy to protect children
The cabinet has ordered the creation of an ad hoc ministerial committee to draw up a strategy for the protection of children from sexual exploitation,...
Uproar over call to legalise prostitution
By Jean Christou WOMEN’S groups on Monday accused DISY MP Rikkos Mappourides of glorifying prostitution by calling it a profession, and of cementing the notion...
Online risks for children on the rise
By Angelos Anastasiou THE number of online cases involving the exploitation of minors almost tripled between 2013 and 2014, Commissioner for Children’s Rights Leda Koursoumba...