Jail for men who broke into migrant camp to settle personal differences (Updated)
Six of eight men arrested at Pournara migrant reception centre were sentenced to jail time on Wednesday for illegally entering the centre with offensive weapons...
Immigrants
Police warn Chlorakas locals not to take law into their own hands
Recent incidents of mostly young Cypriot men in Chlorakas taking the law into their own hands, apparently against members of the Syrian community, have led...
Coronavirus: Kisa slams treatment of migrants amid pandemic
Immigrant support group Kisa on Monday again slammed the interior ministry’s position on refugees and migrants, saying it was taking legal action. While the ministry...
UK interior minister resigns after immigration scandal (Update)
Britain’s interior minister resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents...
Child migrants deserve better, watchdog says
By Evie Andreou CHILDREN’S Rights Commissioner, Leda Koursoumba said on Thursday that the government needs to adopt a comprehensive policy on children of undocumented migrants...
House President: Equal human rights for refugees and immigrants
Establishing multiculturalism and strengthening the social fabric of the immigrant communities in host countries can be achieved by acknowledging that the protection of human rights...
Facebook removes, then restores anti-immigrant video in Hungary
Facebook on Wednesday reversed a decision to take down a video posted by a Hungarian political aide that blamed crime on immigrants, saying it was...
Police looking into immigration status of 17 men found wandering in Nicosia area
Police found a total of 17 men, most likely illegal immigrants late Wednesday and early Thursday in the Nicosia area. Around 9.30pm on Wednesday, Peristerona...
Trump questions taking immigrants from ‘shithole countries’
President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as “shithole...
US judge blocks Trump move to end Daca programme for immigrants
A US judge in San Francisco temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from ending a programme shielding young people brought to the United...
